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

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

Why is 72,072,072 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 72072072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 27 36 54 72 108 216 333,667 667,334 1,001,001 1,334,668 2,002,002 2,669,336 3,003,003 4,004,004 6,006,006 8,008,008 9,009,009 12,012,012 18,018,018 24,024,024 36,036,036 and 72,072,072, with no remainder.

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