Q: Is 72,001,629 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,001,629 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,001,629 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 72001629 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 27 49 63 81 147 189 243 441 567 1,323 1,701 3,969 6,047 11,907 18,141 42,329 54,423 126,987 163,269 296,303 380,961 489,807 888,909 1,142,883 1,469,421 2,666,727 3,428,649 8,000,181 10,285,947 24,000,543 and 72,001,629, with no remainder.

Since 72,001,629 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,001,629, 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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