Q: Is 71,880 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 71,880 is not a prime number.

Why is 71,880 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 71880 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 40 60 120 599 1,198 1,797 2,396 2,995 3,594 4,792 5,990 7,188 8,985 11,980 14,376 17,970 23,960 35,940 and 71,880, with no remainder.

Since 71,880 cannot be divided by just 1 and 71,880, it is not a prime number.


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