Q: Is 71,138,948 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 71,138,948 is not a prime number.

Why is 71,138,948 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 71138948 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 17 34 68 643 1,286 1,627 2,572 3,254 6,508 10,931 21,862 27,659 43,724 55,318 110,636 1,046,161 2,092,322 4,184,644 17,784,737 35,569,474 and 71,138,948, with no remainder.

Since 71,138,948 cannot be divided by just 1 and 71,138,948, 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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