Q: Is 72,202,377 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,202,377 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,202,377 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 72202377 can be evenly divided by 1 3 13 39 53 159 169 507 689 2,067 2,687 8,061 8,957 26,871 34,931 104,793 142,411 427,233 454,103 1,362,309 1,851,343 5,554,029 24,067,459 and 72,202,377, with no remainder.

Since 72,202,377 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,202,377, 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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