Q: Is 72,201,488 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,201,488 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,201,488 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 72201488 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 307 614 1,228 2,456 4,912 14,699 29,398 58,796 117,592 235,184 4,512,593 9,025,186 18,050,372 36,100,744 and 72,201,488, with no remainder.

Since 72,201,488 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,201,488, 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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