Q: Is 72,342,534 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,342,534 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,342,534 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 72342534 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 22 33 66 1,096,099 2,192,198 3,288,297 6,576,594 12,057,089 24,114,178 36,171,267 and 72,342,534, with no remainder.

Since 72,342,534 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,342,534, 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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