Q: Is 72,048,260 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,048,260 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,048,260 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 72048260 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 233 466 932 1,165 2,330 4,660 15,461 30,922 61,844 77,305 154,610 309,220 3,602,413 7,204,826 14,409,652 18,012,065 36,024,130 and 72,048,260, with no remainder.

Since 72,048,260 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,048,260, 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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