Q: Is 71,848 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 71,848 is not a prime number.

Why is 71,848 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 71848 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 28 56 1,283 2,566 5,132 8,981 10,264 17,962 35,924 and 71,848, with no remainder.

Since 71,848 cannot be divided by just 1 and 71,848, it is not a prime number.


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