Q: Is 71,272 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 71,272 is not a prime number.

Why is 71,272 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 71272 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 59 118 151 236 302 472 604 1,208 8,909 17,818 35,636 and 71,272, with no remainder.

Since 71,272 cannot be divided by just 1 and 71,272, 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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