Q: Is 72,010,520 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,010,520 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,010,520 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 72010520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 31 40 62 124 155 248 310 620 1,240 58,073 116,146 232,292 290,365 464,584 580,730 1,161,460 1,800,263 2,322,920 3,600,526 7,201,052 9,001,315 14,402,104 18,002,630 36,005,260 and 72,010,520, with no remainder.

Since 72,010,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,010,520, 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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