Q: Is 72,021,120 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,021,120 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,021,120 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 72021120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 32 40 48 60 64 80 96 120 128 160 192 240 320 384 480 640 960 1,920 37,511 75,022 112,533 150,044 187,555 225,066 300,088 375,110 450,132 562,665 600,176 750,220 900,264 1,125,330 1,200,352 1,500,440 1,800,528 2,250,660 2,400,704 3,000,880 3,601,056 4,501,320 4,801,408 6,001,760 7,202,112 9,002,640 12,003,520 14,404,224 18,005,280 24,007,040 36,010,560 and 72,021,120, with no remainder.

Since 72,021,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,021,120, 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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