Q: Is 71,960 a Prime Number?
A: No, 71,960 is 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 71960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 28 35 40 56 70 140 257 280 514 1,028 1,285 1,799 2,056 2,570 3,598 5,140 7,196 8,995 10,280 14,392 17,990 35,980 and 71,960, with no remainder.
Since 71,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 71,960, it is not a prime number.