Q: Is 72,342,531 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,342,531 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,342,531 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 72342531 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 17 27 51 153 397 459 1,191 3,573 6,749 10,719 20,247 60,741 157,609 182,223 472,827 1,418,481 2,679,353 4,255,443 8,038,059 24,114,177 and 72,342,531, with no remainder.

Since 72,342,531 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,342,531, 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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