Q: Is 72,018,258 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,018,258 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,018,258 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 72018258 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 26 39 78 923,311 1,846,622 2,769,933 5,539,866 12,003,043 24,006,086 36,009,129 and 72,018,258, with no remainder.

Since 72,018,258 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,018,258, 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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