Q: Is 71,476,431 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 71,476,431 is not a prime number.

Why is 71,476,431 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 71476431 can be evenly divided by 1 3 13 39 409 1,227 4,481 5,317 13,443 15,951 58,253 174,759 1,832,729 5,498,187 23,825,477 and 71,476,431, with no remainder.

Since 71,476,431 cannot be divided by just 1 and 71,476,431, 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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