Q: Is 72,002,360 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,002,360 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,002,360 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 72002360 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 29 40 58 116 145 232 290 580 1,160 62,071 124,142 248,284 310,355 496,568 620,710 1,241,420 1,800,059 2,482,840 3,600,118 7,200,236 9,000,295 14,400,472 18,000,590 36,001,180 and 72,002,360, with no remainder.

Since 72,002,360 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,002,360, 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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