Q: Is 272,490 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 272,490 is not a prime number.

Why is 272,490 not a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 272490 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 30 31 62 93 155 186 293 310 465 586 879 930 1,465 1,758 2,930 4,395 8,790 9,083 18,166 27,249 45,415 54,498 90,830 136,245 and 272,490, with no remainder.

Since 272,490 cannot be divided by just 1 and 272,490, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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