Q: Is 71,442,723 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 71,442,723 is not a prime number.

Why is 71,442,723 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 71442723 can be evenly divided by 1 3 11 33 107 321 1,177 3,531 20,233 60,699 222,563 667,689 2,164,931 6,494,793 23,814,241 and 71,442,723, with no remainder.

Since 71,442,723 cannot be divided by just 1 and 71,442,723, 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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