Q: Is 72,141,824 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,141,824 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,141,824 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 72141824 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 128 256 512 1,024 70,451 140,902 281,804 563,608 1,127,216 2,254,432 4,508,864 9,017,728 18,035,456 36,070,912 and 72,141,824, with no remainder.

Since 72,141,824 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,141,824, 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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