Q: Is 71,792 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 71,792 is not a prime number.

Why is 71,792 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 71792 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 56 112 641 1,282 2,564 4,487 5,128 8,974 10,256 17,948 35,896 and 71,792, with no remainder.

Since 71,792 cannot be divided by just 1 and 71,792, 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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