Q: Is 71,046,704 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 71,046,704 is not a prime number.

Why is 71,046,704 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 71046704 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 47 94 188 376 752 94,477 188,954 377,908 755,816 1,511,632 4,440,419 8,880,838 17,761,676 35,523,352 and 71,046,704, with no remainder.

Since 71,046,704 cannot be divided by just 1 and 71,046,704, 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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