Q: Is 71,253 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 71,253 is not a prime number.

Why is 71,253 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 71253 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 13 21 27 29 39 63 87 91 117 189 203 261 273 351 377 609 783 819 1,131 1,827 2,457 2,639 3,393 5,481 7,917 10,179 23,751 and 71,253, with no remainder.

Since 71,253 cannot be divided by just 1 and 71,253, 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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