Q: Is 272,500 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 272,500 is not a prime number.

Why is 272,500 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 272500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 50 100 109 125 218 250 436 500 545 625 1,090 1,250 2,180 2,500 2,725 5,450 10,900 13,625 27,250 54,500 68,125 136,250 and 272,500, with no remainder.

Since 272,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 272,500, 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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