Q: Is 72,100,202 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,100,202 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,100,202 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 72100202 can be evenly divided by 1 2 73 146 379 758 1,303 2,606 27,667 55,334 95,119 190,238 493,837 987,674 36,050,101 and 72,100,202, with no remainder.

Since 72,100,202 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,100,202, 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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