Q: Is 71,437,167 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 71,437,167 is not a prime number.

Why is 71,437,167 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 71437167 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 409 1,227 3,681 6,469 11,043 19,407 58,221 174,663 2,645,821 7,937,463 23,812,389 and 71,437,167, with no remainder.

Since 71,437,167 cannot be divided by just 1 and 71,437,167, 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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