Q: Is 72,316,563 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,316,563 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,316,563 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 72316563 can be evenly divided by 1 3 11 33 977 2,243 2,931 6,729 10,747 24,673 32,241 74,019 2,191,411 6,574,233 24,105,521 and 72,316,563, with no remainder.

Since 72,316,563 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,316,563, 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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