Q: Is 72,070,062 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,070,062 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,070,062 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 72070062 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 83 166 249 498 144,719 289,438 434,157 868,314 12,011,677 24,023,354 36,035,031 and 72,070,062, with no remainder.

Since 72,070,062 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,070,062, 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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