Q: Is 72,339,675 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,339,675 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,339,675 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 72339675 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 17 25 51 75 85 255 425 1,275 56,737 170,211 283,685 851,055 964,529 1,418,425 2,893,587 4,255,275 4,822,645 14,467,935 24,113,225 and 72,339,675, with no remainder.

Since 72,339,675 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,339,675, 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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