Q: Is 72,377,635 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,377,635 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,377,635 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 72377635 can be evenly divided by 1 5 11 55 109 545 1,199 5,995 12,073 60,365 132,803 664,015 1,315,957 6,579,785 14,475,527 and 72,377,635, with no remainder.

Since 72,377,635 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,377,635, 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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