Q: Is 72,140,360 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,140,360 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,140,360 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 72140360 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 1,803,509 3,607,018 7,214,036 9,017,545 14,428,072 18,035,090 36,070,180 and 72,140,360, with no remainder.

Since 72,140,360 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,140,360, 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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