Q: Is 71,978,921 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 71,978,921 is not a prime number.

Why is 71,978,921 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 71978921 can be evenly divided by 1 7 523 3,661 19,661 137,627 10,282,703 and 71,978,921, with no remainder.

Since 71,978,921 cannot be divided by just 1 and 71,978,921, 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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