Q: Is 72,071,062 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,071,062 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,071,062 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 72071062 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 49 98 735,419 1,470,838 5,147,933 10,295,866 36,035,531 and 72,071,062, with no remainder.

Since 72,071,062 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,071,062, 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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