Q: Is 72,072,070 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,072,070 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,072,070 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 72072070 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 7 10 14 35 70 1,029,601 2,059,202 5,148,005 7,207,207 10,296,010 14,414,414 36,036,035 and 72,072,070, with no remainder.

Since 72,072,070 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,072,070, 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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