Q: Is 71,536 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 71,536 is not a prime number.

Why is 71,536 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 71536 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 17 34 68 136 263 272 526 1,052 2,104 4,208 4,471 8,942 17,884 35,768 and 71,536, with no remainder.

Since 71,536 cannot be divided by just 1 and 71,536, it is not a prime number.


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