Q: Is 72,400,575 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,400,575 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,400,575 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 72400575 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 13 15 25 39 65 75 195 325 975 74,257 222,771 371,285 965,341 1,113,855 1,856,425 2,896,023 4,826,705 5,569,275 14,480,115 24,133,525 and 72,400,575, with no remainder.

Since 72,400,575 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,400,575, 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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