Q: Is 72,131,642 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,131,642 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,131,642 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 72131642 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 29 58 167 319 334 638 677 1,354 1,837 3,674 4,843 7,447 9,686 14,894 19,633 39,266 53,273 106,546 113,059 215,963 226,118 431,926 1,243,649 2,487,298 3,278,711 6,557,422 36,065,821 and 72,131,642, with no remainder.

Since 72,131,642 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,131,642, 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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