Q: Is 71,798,889 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 71,798,889 is not a prime number.

Why is 71,798,889 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 71798889 can be evenly divided by 1 3 439 1,317 54,517 163,551 23,932,963 and 71,798,889, with no remainder.

Since 71,798,889 cannot be divided by just 1 and 71,798,889, 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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