Q: Is 36,072,742 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 36,072,742 is not a prime number.

Why is 36,072,742 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 36072742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 17 34 1,060,963 2,121,926 18,036,371 and 36,072,742, with no remainder.

Since 36,072,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 36,072,742, 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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