Q: Is 71,169,242 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 71,169,242 is not a prime number.

Why is 71,169,242 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 71169242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 17 31 34 62 527 1,054 67,523 135,046 1,147,891 2,093,213 2,295,782 4,186,426 35,584,621 and 71,169,242, with no remainder.

Since 71,169,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 71,169,242, 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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