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71 is a prime number from 1-100. 71 has 2 factors, 1 and 71. It is the twentieth prime number, and the twentieth prime number from 1-100.

Proofs[]

  • — 71 is divisible by 1.
  • — 71 is not divisible by 2-70.
  • — 71 is divisible by 71.

Therefore, 71 has two factors and is prime.

As an Exponent of Mersenne Number[]

271 - 1 can be divided by numbers such as 228,479 and 48,544,121, and is therefore not a prime number.

Relationship with other odd numbers[]

The numbers before[]

  • 65 is a composite number. Its prime factorization is 5 * 13.
  • 67 is the previous prime number.
    • The difference between 71 and 67 is 4. Therefore, they are cousin primes.
  • 69, the previous odd number, is a composite number. Its prime factorization is 3 * 23.

The numbers after[]

  • 73 is the next odd number, as well as the next prime number.
    • The difference between 73 and 71 is 2. Therefore, they are twin primes.
  • 75 is a composite number. Its prime factorization is 3 * 52.
  • 77 is also a composite number. Its prime factorization is 7 * 11.
  • 79 is the second next prime number.

Trivia[]

  • 71 is an emirp, since its reverse, 17, is also prime.
    • This also means that, since all permutations of 71 are prime, 71 is a permutable prime.
  • 71 is a Pillai prime, since 9! + 1 is divisible by 71, but 71 is not one more than a multiple of 9.
  • 71 is a centered heptagonal number.
  • 71 is part of the last known pair of Brown numbers along with 7, since 712 = 7! + 1.
  • 71 is the 15th and largest supersingular prime.
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