Q: Is 72,001,149 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,001,149 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,001,149 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 72001149 can be evenly divided by 1 3 11 33 37 109 111 327 407 541 1,199 1,221 1,623 3,597 4,033 5,951 12,099 17,853 20,017 44,363 58,969 60,051 133,089 176,907 220,187 648,659 660,561 1,945,977 2,181,853 6,545,559 24,000,383 and 72,001,149, with no remainder.

Since 72,001,149 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,001,149, 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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