Q: Is 272,641,725 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 272,641,725 is not a prime number.

Why is 272,641,725 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 272641725 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 25 45 75 225 1,211,741 3,635,223 6,058,705 10,905,669 18,176,115 30,293,525 54,528,345 90,880,575 and 272,641,725, with no remainder.

Since 272,641,725 cannot be divided by just 1 and 272,641,725, 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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