Q: Is 71,031,502 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 71,031,502 is not a prime number.

Why is 71,031,502 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 71031502 can be evenly divided by 1 2 139 197 278 394 1,297 2,594 27,383 54,766 180,283 255,509 360,566 511,018 35,515,751 and 71,031,502, with no remainder.

Since 71,031,502 cannot be divided by just 1 and 71,031,502, 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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