Q: Is 72,003,704 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,003,704 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,003,704 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 72003704 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 17 34 68 136 499 998 1,061 1,996 2,122 3,992 4,244 8,483 8,488 16,966 18,037 33,932 36,074 67,864 72,148 144,296 529,439 1,058,878 2,117,756 4,235,512 9,000,463 18,000,926 36,001,852 and 72,003,704, with no remainder.

Since 72,003,704 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,003,704, 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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