Q: Is 71,672 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 71,672 is not a prime number.

Why is 71,672 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 71672 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 17 31 34 62 68 124 136 248 289 527 578 1,054 1,156 2,108 2,312 4,216 8,959 17,918 35,836 and 71,672, with no remainder.

Since 71,672 cannot be divided by just 1 and 71,672, 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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