Q: Is 72,141,823 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,141,823 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,141,823 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 72141823 can be evenly divided by 1 13 23 37 299 481 851 6,521 11,063 84,773 149,983 241,277 1,949,779 3,136,601 5,549,371 and 72,141,823, with no remainder.

Since 72,141,823 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,141,823, 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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