Q: Is 71,742 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 71,742 is not a prime number.

Why is 71,742 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 71742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 22 33 66 1,087 2,174 3,261 6,522 11,957 23,914 35,871 and 71,742, with no remainder.

Since 71,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 71,742, it is not a prime number.


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