Q: Is 72,201,628 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,201,628 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,201,628 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 72201628 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 383 766 1,532 47,129 94,258 188,516 18,050,407 36,100,814 and 72,201,628, with no remainder.

Since 72,201,628 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,201,628, 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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