Q: Is 72,211,167 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,211,167 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,211,167 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 72211167 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 63 269 807 1,883 2,421 4,261 5,649 12,783 16,947 29,827 38,349 89,481 268,443 1,146,209 3,438,627 8,023,463 10,315,881 24,070,389 and 72,211,167, with no remainder.

Since 72,211,167 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,211,167, 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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