Q: Is 71,734 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 71,734 is not a prime number.

Why is 71,734 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 71734 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 26 31 62 89 178 403 806 1,157 2,314 2,759 5,518 35,867 and 71,734, with no remainder.

Since 71,734 cannot be divided by just 1 and 71,734, it is not a prime number.


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