Q: Is 72,174,879 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,174,879 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,174,879 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 72174879 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 63 67 201 469 603 1,407 4,221 17,099 51,297 119,693 153,891 359,079 1,077,237 1,145,633 3,436,899 8,019,431 10,310,697 24,058,293 and 72,174,879, with no remainder.

Since 72,174,879 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,174,879, 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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