Q: Is 72,400,576 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,400,576 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,400,576 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 72400576 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 1,131,259 2,262,518 4,525,036 9,050,072 18,100,144 36,200,288 and 72,400,576, with no remainder.

Since 72,400,576 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,400,576, 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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