Q: Is 72,335,253 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,335,253 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,335,253 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 72335253 can be evenly divided by 1 3 23 69 853 1,229 2,559 3,687 19,619 28,267 58,857 84,801 1,048,337 3,145,011 24,111,751 and 72,335,253, with no remainder.

Since 72,335,253 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,335,253, 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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