Q: Is 71,438,738 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 71,438,738 is not a prime number.

Why is 71,438,738 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 71438738 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 43 86 301 602 118,669 237,338 830,683 1,661,366 5,102,767 10,205,534 35,719,369 and 71,438,738, with no remainder.

Since 71,438,738 cannot be divided by just 1 and 71,438,738, 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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