Q: Is 72,118,737 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,118,737 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,118,737 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 72118737 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 19 29 57 87 171 261 551 1,653 4,959 14,543 43,629 130,887 276,317 421,747 828,951 1,265,241 2,486,853 3,795,723 8,013,193 24,039,579 and 72,118,737, with no remainder.

Since 72,118,737 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,118,737, 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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