Q: Is 72,164,007 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,164,007 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,164,007 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 72164007 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 1,613 1,657 4,839 4,971 14,517 14,913 43,551 44,739 2,672,741 8,018,223 24,054,669 and 72,164,007, with no remainder.

Since 72,164,007 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,164,007, 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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