Q: Is 72,345,370 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,345,370 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,345,370 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 72345370 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 17 34 85 170 289 578 1,445 2,890 25,033 50,066 125,165 250,330 425,561 851,122 2,127,805 4,255,610 7,234,537 14,469,074 36,172,685 and 72,345,370, with no remainder.

Since 72,345,370 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,345,370, 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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