Q: Is 71,042,408 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 71,042,408 is not a prime number.

Why is 71,042,408 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 71042408 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 1,433 2,866 5,732 6,197 11,464 12,394 24,788 49,576 8,880,301 17,760,602 35,521,204 and 71,042,408, with no remainder.

Since 71,042,408 cannot be divided by just 1 and 71,042,408, 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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