Q: Is 72,218,248 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,218,248 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,218,248 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 72218248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 271 542 1,084 2,168 33,311 66,622 133,244 266,488 9,027,281 18,054,562 36,109,124 and 72,218,248, with no remainder.

Since 72,218,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,218,248, 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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