Q: Is 72,072,015 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,072,015 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,072,015 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 72072015 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 523 1,569 2,615 7,845 9,187 27,561 45,935 137,805 4,804,801 14,414,403 24,024,005 and 72,072,015, with no remainder.

Since 72,072,015 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,072,015, 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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