Q: Is 72,170,120 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,170,120 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,170,120 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 72170120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 20 22 40 44 55 88 110 220 440 164,023 328,046 656,092 820,115 1,312,184 1,640,230 1,804,253 3,280,460 3,608,506 6,560,920 7,217,012 9,021,265 14,434,024 18,042,530 36,085,060 and 72,170,120, with no remainder.

Since 72,170,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,170,120, 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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