Q: Is 72,072,760 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,072,760 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,072,760 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 72072760 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 1,801,819 3,603,638 7,207,276 9,009,095 14,414,552 18,018,190 36,036,380 and 72,072,760, with no remainder.

Since 72,072,760 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,072,760, 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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