Q: Is 41,720,072 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 41,720,072 is not a prime number.

Why is 41,720,072 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 41720072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 307 614 1,228 2,456 16,987 33,974 67,948 135,896 5,215,009 10,430,018 20,860,036 and 41,720,072, with no remainder.

Since 41,720,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 41,720,072, 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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