Q: Is 72,072,757 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,072,757 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,072,757 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 72072757 can be evenly divided by 1 19 1,663 2,281 31,597 43,339 3,793,303 and 72,072,757, with no remainder.

Since 72,072,757 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,072,757, 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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