Q: Is 72,360,045 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,360,045 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,360,045 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 72360045 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 31 45 93 155 279 465 1,395 51,871 155,613 259,355 466,839 778,065 1,608,001 2,334,195 4,824,003 8,040,005 14,472,009 24,120,015 and 72,360,045, with no remainder.

Since 72,360,045 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,360,045, 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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