Q: Is 72,017,736 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,017,736 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,017,736 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 72017736 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 21 24 28 42 56 84 168 428,677 857,354 1,286,031 1,714,708 2,572,062 3,000,739 3,429,416 5,144,124 6,001,478 9,002,217 10,288,248 12,002,956 18,004,434 24,005,912 36,008,868 and 72,017,736, with no remainder.

Since 72,017,736 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,017,736, 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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