Q: Is 72,362,013 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,362,013 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,362,013 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 72362013 can be evenly divided by 1 3 17 19 51 53 57 159 323 901 969 1,007 1,409 2,703 3,021 4,227 17,119 23,953 26,771 51,357 71,859 74,677 80,313 224,031 455,107 1,269,509 1,365,321 1,418,863 3,808,527 4,256,589 24,120,671 and 72,362,013, with no remainder.

Since 72,362,013 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,362,013, 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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