Q: Is 71,506,242 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 71,506,242 is not a prime number.

Why is 71,506,242 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 71506242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 3,972,569 7,945,138 11,917,707 23,835,414 35,753,121 and 71,506,242, with no remainder.

Since 71,506,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 71,506,242, 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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