Q: Is 272,608 a Prime Number?
A: No, 272,608 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 272608 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 32 56 112 224 1,217 2,434 4,868 8,519 9,736 17,038 19,472 34,076 38,944 68,152 136,304 and 272,608, with no remainder.
Since 272,608 cannot be divided by just 1 and 272,608, it is not a prime number.