Q: Is 71,994 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 71,994 is not a prime number.

Why is 71,994 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 71994 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 26 39 71 78 142 169 213 338 426 507 923 1,014 1,846 2,769 5,538 11,999 23,998 35,997 and 71,994, with no remainder.

Since 71,994 cannot be divided by just 1 and 71,994, it is not a prime number.


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