Q: Is 72,400,055 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,400,055 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,400,055 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 72400055 can be evenly divided by 1 5 7 13 35 41 65 91 205 287 455 533 1,435 2,665 3,731 3,881 18,655 19,405 27,167 50,453 135,835 159,121 252,265 353,171 795,605 1,113,847 1,765,855 2,068,573 5,569,235 10,342,865 14,480,011 and 72,400,055, with no remainder.

Since 72,400,055 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,400,055, 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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