Q: Is 72,180,837 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,180,837 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,180,837 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 72180837 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 233 699 2,097 34,421 103,263 309,789 8,020,093 24,060,279 and 72,180,837, with no remainder.

Since 72,180,837 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,180,837, 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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