Q: Is 72,215,619 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,215,619 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,215,619 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 72215619 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 43 129 301 903 79,973 239,919 559,811 1,679,433 3,438,839 10,316,517 24,071,873 and 72,215,619, with no remainder.

Since 72,215,619 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,215,619, 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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