Q: Is 171,730,071 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 171,730,071 is not a prime number.

Why is 171,730,071 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 171730071 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 83 249 747 2,241 76,631 229,893 689,679 2,069,037 6,360,373 19,081,119 57,243,357 and 171,730,071, with no remainder.

Since 171,730,071 cannot be divided by just 1 and 171,730,071, 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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