Q: Is 71,537,121 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 71,537,121 is not a prime number.

Why is 71,537,121 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 71537121 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 53 159 477 1,431 49,991 149,973 449,919 1,349,757 2,649,523 7,948,569 23,845,707 and 71,537,121, with no remainder.

Since 71,537,121 cannot be divided by just 1 and 71,537,121, 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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