Q: Is 72,004,009 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,004,009 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,004,009 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 72004009 can be evenly divided by 1 7 11 77 907 1,031 6,349 7,217 9,977 11,341 69,839 79,387 935,117 6,545,819 10,286,287 and 72,004,009, with no remainder.

Since 72,004,009 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,004,009, 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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