Q: Is 71,540,502 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 71,540,502 is not a prime number.

Why is 71,540,502 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 71540502 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 22 33 66 1,083,947 2,167,894 3,251,841 6,503,682 11,923,417 23,846,834 35,770,251 and 71,540,502, with no remainder.

Since 71,540,502 cannot be divided by just 1 and 71,540,502, 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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