Q: Is 71,540,140 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 71,540,140 is not a prime number.

Why is 71,540,140 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 71540140 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 28 35 70 140 511,001 1,022,002 2,044,004 2,555,005 3,577,007 5,110,010 7,154,014 10,220,020 14,308,028 17,885,035 35,770,070 and 71,540,140, with no remainder.

Since 71,540,140 cannot be divided by just 1 and 71,540,140, 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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