Q: Is 71,002,782 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 71,002,782 is not a prime number.

Why is 71,002,782 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 71002782 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 3,944,599 7,889,198 11,833,797 23,667,594 35,501,391 and 71,002,782, with no remainder.

Since 71,002,782 cannot be divided by just 1 and 71,002,782, 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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