Q: Is 71,748 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 71,748 is not a prime number.

Why is 71,748 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 71748 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 1,993 3,986 5,979 7,972 11,958 17,937 23,916 35,874 and 71,748, with no remainder.

Since 71,748 cannot be divided by just 1 and 71,748, it is not a prime number.


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