Q: Is 72,002,200 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,002,200 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,002,200 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 72002200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 50 100 200 521 691 1,042 1,382 2,084 2,605 2,764 3,455 4,168 5,210 5,528 6,910 10,420 13,025 13,820 17,275 20,840 26,050 27,640 34,550 52,100 69,100 104,200 138,200 360,011 720,022 1,440,044 1,800,055 2,880,088 3,600,110 7,200,220 9,000,275 14,400,440 18,000,550 36,001,100 and 72,002,200, with no remainder.

Since 72,002,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,002,200, 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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