Q: Is 71,946 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 71,946 is not a prime number.

Why is 71,946 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 71946 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 42 63 126 571 1,142 1,713 3,426 3,997 5,139 7,994 10,278 11,991 23,982 35,973 and 71,946, with no remainder.

Since 71,946 cannot be divided by just 1 and 71,946, it is not a prime number.


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