Q: Is 72,141,130 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,141,130 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,141,130 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 72141130 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 281 562 1,405 2,810 25,673 51,346 128,365 256,730 7,214,113 14,428,226 36,070,565 and 72,141,130, with no remainder.

Since 72,141,130 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,141,130, 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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