Q: Is 72,115,448 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,115,448 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,115,448 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 72115448 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 2,393 3,767 4,786 7,534 9,572 15,068 19,144 30,136 9,014,431 18,028,862 36,057,724 and 72,115,448, with no remainder.

Since 72,115,448 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,115,448, 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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