Q: Is 72,165,753 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,165,753 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,165,753 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 72165753 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 11 33 99 728,947 2,186,841 6,560,523 8,018,417 24,055,251 and 72,165,753, with no remainder.

Since 72,165,753 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,165,753, 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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