Q: Is 71,796 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 71,796 is not a prime number.

Why is 71,796 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 71796 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 31 62 93 124 186 193 372 386 579 772 1,158 2,316 5,983 11,966 17,949 23,932 35,898 and 71,796, with no remainder.

Since 71,796 cannot be divided by just 1 and 71,796, 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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