Q: Is 72,171,708 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,171,708 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,171,708 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 72171708 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 21 28 42 49 84 98 147 196 294 588 122,741 245,482 368,223 490,964 736,446 859,187 1,472,892 1,718,374 2,577,561 3,436,748 5,155,122 6,014,309 10,310,244 12,028,618 18,042,927 24,057,236 36,085,854 and 72,171,708, with no remainder.

Since 72,171,708 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,171,708, 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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