Q: Is 71,142,974 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 71,142,974 is not a prime number.

Why is 71,142,974 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 71142974 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 29 58 203 406 175,229 350,458 1,226,603 2,453,206 5,081,641 10,163,282 35,571,487 and 71,142,974, with no remainder.

Since 71,142,974 cannot be divided by just 1 and 71,142,974, 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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