Q: Is 72,121,179 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,121,179 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,121,179 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 72121179 can be evenly divided by 1 3 13 39 281 843 3,653 6,581 10,959 19,743 85,553 256,659 1,849,261 5,547,783 24,040,393 and 72,121,179, with no remainder.

Since 72,121,179 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,121,179, 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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