Q: Is 71,128,748 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 71,128,748 is not a prime number.

Why is 71,128,748 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 71128748 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 17 34 59 68 118 236 1,003 2,006 4,012 17,729 35,458 70,916 301,393 602,786 1,046,011 1,205,572 2,092,022 4,184,044 17,782,187 35,564,374 and 71,128,748, with no remainder.

Since 71,128,748 cannot be divided by just 1 and 71,128,748, 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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