Q: Is 71,638 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 71,638 is not a prime number.

Why is 71,638 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 71638 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 17 34 43 49 86 98 119 238 301 602 731 833 1,462 1,666 2,107 4,214 5,117 10,234 35,819 and 71,638, with no remainder.

Since 71,638 cannot be divided by just 1 and 71,638, 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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