Q: Is 72,077,769 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,077,769 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,077,769 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 72077769 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 81 197 591 1,773 4,517 5,319 13,551 15,957 40,653 121,959 365,877 889,849 2,669,547 8,008,641 24,025,923 and 72,077,769, with no remainder.

Since 72,077,769 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,077,769, 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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