Q: Is 72,072,759 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,072,759 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,072,759 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 72072759 can be evenly divided by 1 3 11 33 811 2,433 2,693 8,079 8,921 26,763 29,623 88,869 2,184,023 6,552,069 24,024,253 and 72,072,759, with no remainder.

Since 72,072,759 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,072,759, 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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