Q: Is 72,106,072 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,106,072 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,106,072 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 72106072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 619 1,238 2,476 4,952 14,561 29,122 58,244 116,488 9,013,259 18,026,518 36,053,036 and 72,106,072, with no remainder.

Since 72,106,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,106,072, 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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