Q: Is 71,318,871 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 71,318,871 is not a prime number.

Why is 71,318,871 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 71318871 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 13 39 117 389 1,167 1,567 3,501 4,701 5,057 14,103 15,171 20,371 45,513 61,113 183,339 609,563 1,828,689 5,486,067 7,924,319 23,772,957 and 71,318,871, with no remainder.

Since 71,318,871 cannot be divided by just 1 and 71,318,871, 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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