Q: Is 71,838 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 71,838 is not a prime number.

Why is 71,838 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 71838 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 13 18 26 39 78 117 234 307 614 921 1,842 2,763 3,991 5,526 7,982 11,973 23,946 35,919 and 71,838, with no remainder.

Since 71,838 cannot be divided by just 1 and 71,838, it is not a prime number.


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