Q: Is 71,858 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 71,858 is not a prime number.

Why is 71,858 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 71858 can be evenly divided by 1 2 19 31 38 61 62 122 589 1,159 1,178 1,891 2,318 3,782 35,929 and 71,858, with no remainder.

Since 71,858 cannot be divided by just 1 and 71,858, 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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