Q: Is 72,171,631 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,171,631 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,171,631 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 72171631 can be evenly divided by 1 7 23 113 161 791 2,599 3,967 18,193 27,769 91,241 448,271 638,687 3,137,897 10,310,233 and 72,171,631, with no remainder.

Since 72,171,631 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,171,631, 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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