Q: Is 72,211,165 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,211,165 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,211,165 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 72211165 can be evenly divided by 1 5 13 65 97 169 485 845 881 1,261 4,405 6,305 11,453 16,393 57,265 81,965 85,457 148,889 427,285 744,445 1,110,941 5,554,705 14,442,233 and 72,211,165, with no remainder.

Since 72,211,165 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,211,165, 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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