Q: Is 72,141,108 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,141,108 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,141,108 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 72141108 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 13 26 39 52 78 156 462,443 924,886 1,387,329 1,849,772 2,774,658 5,549,316 6,011,759 12,023,518 18,035,277 24,047,036 36,070,554 and 72,141,108, with no remainder.

Since 72,141,108 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,141,108, 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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