Q: Is 71,713,704 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 71,713,704 is not a prime number.

Why is 71,713,704 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 71713704 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 2,988,071 5,976,142 8,964,213 11,952,284 17,928,426 23,904,568 35,856,852 and 71,713,704, with no remainder.

Since 71,713,704 cannot be divided by just 1 and 71,713,704, 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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