Q: Is 72,055,062 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,055,062 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,055,062 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 72055062 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 1,334,353 2,668,706 4,003,059 8,006,118 12,009,177 24,018,354 36,027,531 and 72,055,062, with no remainder.

Since 72,055,062 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,055,062, 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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