Q: Is 71,298 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 71,298 is not a prime number.

Why is 71,298 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 71298 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 17 18 34 51 102 153 233 306 466 699 1,398 2,097 3,961 4,194 7,922 11,883 23,766 35,649 and 71,298, with no remainder.

Since 71,298 cannot be divided by just 1 and 71,298, 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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