Q: Is 71,497,124 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 71,497,124 is not a prime number.

Why is 71,497,124 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 71497124 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 61 122 244 293,021 586,042 1,172,084 17,874,281 35,748,562 and 71,497,124, with no remainder.

Since 71,497,124 cannot be divided by just 1 and 71,497,124, 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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