Q: Is 72,050,085 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,050,085 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,050,085 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 72050085 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 45 1,601,113 4,803,339 8,005,565 14,410,017 24,016,695 and 72,050,085, with no remainder.

Since 72,050,085 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,050,085, 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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