Q: Is 72,131,425 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,131,425 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,131,425 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 72131425 can be evenly divided by 1 5 17 25 43 85 215 425 731 1,075 3,655 3,947 18,275 19,735 67,099 98,675 169,721 335,495 848,605 1,677,475 2,885,257 4,243,025 14,426,285 and 72,131,425, with no remainder.

Since 72,131,425 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,131,425, 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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