Q: Is 71,664 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 71,664 is not a prime number.

Why is 71,664 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 71664 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 48 1,493 2,986 4,479 5,972 8,958 11,944 17,916 23,888 35,832 and 71,664, with no remainder.

Since 71,664 cannot be divided by just 1 and 71,664, it is not a prime number.


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