Q: Is 72,038,420 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,038,420 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,038,420 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 72038420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 31 62 124 155 310 620 116,191 232,382 464,764 580,955 1,161,910 2,323,820 3,601,921 7,203,842 14,407,684 18,009,605 36,019,210 and 72,038,420, with no remainder.

Since 72,038,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,038,420, 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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