Q: Is 271,072 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 271,072 is not a prime number.

Why is 271,072 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 271072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 43 86 172 197 344 394 688 788 1,376 1,576 3,152 6,304 8,471 16,942 33,884 67,768 135,536 and 271,072, with no remainder.

Since 271,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 271,072, 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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