Q: Is 72,146,825 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,146,825 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,146,825 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 72146825 can be evenly divided by 1 5 25 101 505 2,525 28,573 142,865 714,325 2,885,873 14,429,365 and 72,146,825, with no remainder.

Since 72,146,825 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,146,825, 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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