Q: Is 71,800 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 71,800 is not a prime number.

Why is 71,800 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 71800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 50 100 200 359 718 1,436 1,795 2,872 3,590 7,180 8,975 14,360 17,950 35,900 and 71,800, with no remainder.

Since 71,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 71,800, it is not a prime number.


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