Q: Is 272,498 a Prime Number?
A: No, 272,498 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 272498 can be evenly divided by 1 2 19 38 71 101 142 202 1,349 1,919 2,698 3,838 7,171 14,342 136,249 and 272,498, with no remainder.
Since 272,498 cannot be divided by just 1 and 272,498, it is not a prime number.