Q: Is 71,688,508 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 71,688,508 is not a prime number.

Why is 71,688,508 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 71688508 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 233 466 932 76,919 153,838 307,676 17,922,127 35,844,254 and 71,688,508, with no remainder.

Since 71,688,508 cannot be divided by just 1 and 71,688,508, 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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