Q: Is 72,071,060 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,071,060 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,071,060 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 72071060 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 373 746 1,492 1,865 3,730 7,460 9,661 19,322 38,644 48,305 96,610 193,220 3,603,553 7,207,106 14,414,212 18,017,765 36,035,530 and 72,071,060, with no remainder.

Since 72,071,060 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,071,060, 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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