Q: Is 72,223,425 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,223,425 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,223,425 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 72223425 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 25 45 75 225 257 771 1,249 1,285 2,313 3,747 3,855 6,245 6,425 11,241 11,565 18,735 19,275 31,225 56,205 57,825 93,675 281,025 320,993 962,979 1,604,965 2,888,937 4,814,895 8,024,825 14,444,685 24,074,475 and 72,223,425, with no remainder.

Since 72,223,425 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,223,425, 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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