Q: Is 72,064,024 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,064,024 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,064,024 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 72064024 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 269 538 1,076 2,152 33,487 66,974 133,948 267,896 9,008,003 18,016,006 36,032,012 and 72,064,024, with no remainder.

Since 72,064,024 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,064,024, 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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