Q: Is 71,857,725 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 71,857,725 is not a prime number.

Why is 71,857,725 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 71857725 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 17 25 51 75 85 255 425 1,275 56,359 169,077 281,795 845,385 958,103 1,408,975 2,874,309 4,226,925 4,790,515 14,371,545 23,952,575 and 71,857,725, with no remainder.

Since 71,857,725 cannot be divided by just 1 and 71,857,725, 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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