Q: Is 72,002,396 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,002,396 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,002,396 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 72002396 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 41 82 127 164 254 508 3,457 5,207 6,914 10,414 13,828 20,828 141,737 283,474 439,039 566,948 878,078 1,756,156 18,000,599 36,001,198 and 72,002,396, with no remainder.

Since 72,002,396 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,002,396, 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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