Q: Is 71,279,607 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 71,279,607 is not a prime number.

Why is 71,279,607 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 71279607 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 41 123 287 861 82,787 248,361 579,509 1,738,527 3,394,267 10,182,801 23,759,869 and 71,279,607, with no remainder.

Since 71,279,607 cannot be divided by just 1 and 71,279,607, 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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