Q: Is 272,960 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 272,960 is not a prime number.

Why is 272,960 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 272960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 64 80 160 320 853 1,706 3,412 4,265 6,824 8,530 13,648 17,060 27,296 34,120 54,592 68,240 136,480 and 272,960, with no remainder.

Since 272,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 272,960, it is not a prime number.


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