Q: Is 71,205,012 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 71,205,012 is not a prime number.

Why is 71,205,012 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 71205012 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 1,977,917 3,955,834 5,933,751 7,911,668 11,867,502 17,801,253 23,735,004 35,602,506 and 71,205,012, with no remainder.

Since 71,205,012 cannot be divided by just 1 and 71,205,012, 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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