Q: Is 72,141,128 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,141,128 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,141,128 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 72141128 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 2,287 3,943 4,574 7,886 9,148 15,772 18,296 31,544 9,017,641 18,035,282 36,070,564 and 72,141,128, with no remainder.

Since 72,141,128 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,141,128, 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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