Q: Is 72,100,722 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,100,722 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,100,722 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 72100722 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 23 46 69 138 522,469 1,044,938 1,567,407 3,134,814 12,016,787 24,033,574 36,050,361 and 72,100,722, with no remainder.

Since 72,100,722 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,100,722, 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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