Q: Is 71,243 a Prime Number?
A: No, 71,243 is 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 71243 can be evenly divided by 1 191 373 and 71,243, with no remainder.
Since 71,243 cannot be divided by just 1 and 71,243, it is not a prime number.