Q: Is 72,013,655 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,013,655 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,013,655 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 72013655 can be evenly divided by 1 5 7 35 37 185 259 1,295 55,609 278,045 389,263 1,946,315 2,057,533 10,287,665 14,402,731 and 72,013,655, with no remainder.

Since 72,013,655 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,013,655, 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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