Q: Is 71,357,072 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 71,357,072 is not a prime number.

Why is 71,357,072 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 71357072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 4,459,817 8,919,634 17,839,268 35,678,536 and 71,357,072, with no remainder.

Since 71,357,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 71,357,072, 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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