Q: Is 275,240 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 275,240 is not a prime number.

Why is 275,240 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 275240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 28 35 40 56 70 140 280 983 1,966 3,932 4,915 6,881 7,864 9,830 13,762 19,660 27,524 34,405 39,320 55,048 68,810 137,620 and 275,240, with no remainder.

Since 275,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 275,240, 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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