Q: Is 72,185,331 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,185,331 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,185,331 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 72185331 can be evenly divided by 1 3 67 197 201 591 1,823 5,469 13,199 39,597 122,141 359,131 366,423 1,077,393 24,061,777 and 72,185,331, with no remainder.

Since 72,185,331 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,185,331, 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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