Q: Is 72,171,636 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,171,636 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,171,636 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 72171636 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 271 542 813 1,084 1,626 3,252 22,193 44,386 66,579 88,772 133,158 266,316 6,014,303 12,028,606 18,042,909 24,057,212 36,085,818 and 72,171,636, with no remainder.

Since 72,171,636 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,171,636, 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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