Q: Is 72,304,744 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,304,744 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,304,744 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 72304744 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 1,979 3,958 4,567 7,916 9,134 15,832 18,268 36,536 9,038,093 18,076,186 36,152,372 and 72,304,744, with no remainder.

Since 72,304,744 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,304,744, 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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