Q: Is 72,175,677 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,175,677 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,175,677 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 72175677 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 49 147 490,991 1,472,973 3,436,937 10,310,811 24,058,559 and 72,175,677, with no remainder.

Since 72,175,677 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,175,677, 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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