Q: Is 71,018,872 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 71,018,872 is not a prime number.

Why is 71,018,872 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 71018872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 1,741 3,482 5,099 6,964 10,198 13,928 20,396 40,792 8,877,359 17,754,718 35,509,436 and 71,018,872, with no remainder.

Since 71,018,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 71,018,872, 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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