Q: Is 71,217,071 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 71,217,071 is not a prime number.

Why is 71,217,071 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 71217071 can be evenly divided by 1 59 83 4,897 14,543 858,037 1,207,069 and 71,217,071, with no remainder.

Since 71,217,071 cannot be divided by just 1 and 71,217,071, 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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