Q: Is 72,137,102 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,137,102 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,137,102 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 72137102 can be evenly divided by 1 2 199 211 398 422 859 1,718 41,989 83,978 170,941 181,249 341,882 362,498 36,068,551 and 72,137,102, with no remainder.

Since 72,137,102 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,137,102, 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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