Q: Is 72,171,628 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,171,628 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,171,628 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 72171628 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 2,113 4,226 8,452 8,539 17,078 34,156 18,042,907 36,085,814 and 72,171,628, with no remainder.

Since 72,171,628 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,171,628, 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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