Q: Is 71,400 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 71,400 is not a prime number.

Why is 71,400 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 71400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 17 20 21 24 25 28 30 34 35 40 42 50 51 56 60 68 70 75 84 85 100 102 105 119 120 136 140 150 168 170 175 200 204 210 238 255 280 300 340 350 357 408 420 425 476 510 525 595 600 680 700 714 840 850 952 1,020 1,050 1,190 1,275 1,400 1,428 1,700 1,785 2,040 2,100 2,380 2,550 2,856 2,975 3,400 3,570 4,200 4,760 5,100 5,950 7,140 8,925 10,200 11,900 14,280 17,850 23,800 35,700 and 71,400, with no remainder.

Since 71,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 71,400, it is not a prime number.


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