Q: Is 72,107,434 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,107,434 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,107,434 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 72107434 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 1,789 2,879 3,578 5,758 12,523 20,153 25,046 40,306 5,150,531 10,301,062 36,053,717 and 72,107,434, with no remainder.

Since 72,107,434 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,107,434, 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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