Q: Is 272,497 a Prime Number?
A: No, 272,497 is 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 272497 can be evenly divided by 1 269 1,013 and 272,497, with no remainder.
Since 272,497 cannot be divided by just 1 and 272,497, it is not a prime number.