Q: Is 72,221,608 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,221,608 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,221,608 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 72221608 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 2,521 3,581 5,042 7,162 10,084 14,324 20,168 28,648 9,027,701 18,055,402 36,110,804 and 72,221,608, with no remainder.

Since 72,221,608 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,221,608, 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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