Q: Is 72,100,721 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,100,721 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,100,721 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 72100721 can be evenly divided by 1 7 11 77 103 721 1,133 7,931 9,091 63,637 100,001 700,007 936,373 6,554,611 10,300,103 and 72,100,721, with no remainder.

Since 72,100,721 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,100,721, 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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