Q: Is 72,104,805 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,104,805 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,104,805 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 72104805 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 45 577 1,731 2,777 2,885 5,193 8,331 8,655 13,885 24,993 25,965 41,655 124,965 1,602,329 4,806,987 8,011,645 14,420,961 24,034,935 and 72,104,805, with no remainder.

Since 72,104,805 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,104,805, 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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