Q: Is 72,360,027 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,360,027 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,360,027 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 72360027 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 743 2,229 3,607 6,687 10,821 20,061 32,463 97,389 2,680,001 8,040,003 24,120,009 and 72,360,027, with no remainder.

Since 72,360,027 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,360,027, 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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