Q: Is 72,201,485 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,201,485 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,201,485 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 72201485 can be evenly divided by 1 5 23 115 197 985 3,187 4,531 15,935 22,655 73,301 366,505 627,839 3,139,195 14,440,297 and 72,201,485, with no remainder.

Since 72,201,485 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,201,485, 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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