Q: Is 70,870 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 70,870 is not a prime number.

Why is 70,870 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 70870 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 19 38 95 190 373 746 1,865 3,730 7,087 14,174 35,435 and 70,870, with no remainder.

Since 70,870 cannot be divided by just 1 and 70,870, 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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