Q: Is 72,151,605 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,151,605 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,151,605 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 72151605 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 45 463 1,389 2,315 3,463 4,167 6,945 10,389 17,315 20,835 31,167 51,945 155,835 1,603,369 4,810,107 8,016,845 14,430,321 24,050,535 and 72,151,605, with no remainder.

Since 72,151,605 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,151,605, 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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