Q: Is 72,024,537 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,024,537 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,024,537 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 72024537 can be evenly divided by 1 3 13 39 79 97 237 241 291 723 1,027 1,261 3,081 3,133 3,783 7,663 9,399 19,039 22,989 23,377 57,117 70,131 99,619 247,507 298,857 303,901 742,521 911,703 1,846,783 5,540,349 24,008,179 and 72,024,537, with no remainder.

Since 72,024,537 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,024,537, 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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