Q: Is 72,141,003 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,141,003 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,141,003 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 72141003 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 11 27 33 53 99 159 297 477 583 1,431 1,749 4,583 5,247 13,749 15,741 41,247 50,413 123,741 151,239 242,899 453,717 728,697 1,361,151 2,186,091 2,671,889 6,558,273 8,015,667 24,047,001 and 72,141,003, with no remainder.

Since 72,141,003 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,141,003, 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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