Q: Is 72,073,017 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,073,017 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,073,017 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 72073017 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 1,123 2,377 3,369 7,131 10,107 21,393 30,321 64,179 2,669,371 8,008,113 24,024,339 and 72,073,017, with no remainder.

Since 72,073,017 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,073,017, 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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