Q: Is 72,259,469 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,259,469 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,259,469 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 72259469 can be evenly divided by 1 17 71 131 457 1,207 2,227 7,769 9,301 32,447 59,867 158,117 551,599 1,017,739 4,250,557 and 72,259,469, with no remainder.

Since 72,259,469 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,259,469, 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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