Q: Is 71,508 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 71,508 is not a prime number.

Why is 71,508 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 71508 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 59 101 118 177 202 236 303 354 404 606 708 1,212 5,959 11,918 17,877 23,836 35,754 and 71,508, with no remainder.

Since 71,508 cannot be divided by just 1 and 71,508, 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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