Q: Is 72,380,669 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,380,669 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,380,669 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 72380669 can be evenly divided by 1 53 59 79 293 3,127 4,187 4,661 15,529 17,287 23,147 247,033 916,211 1,226,791 1,365,673 and 72,380,669, with no remainder.

Since 72,380,669 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,380,669, 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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