Q: Is 71,248 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 71,248 is not a prime number.

Why is 71,248 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 71248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 61 73 122 146 244 292 488 584 976 1,168 4,453 8,906 17,812 35,624 and 71,248, with no remainder.

Since 71,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 71,248, it is not a prime number.


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