Q: Is 72,405,615 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,405,615 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,405,615 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 72405615 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 31 47 93 141 155 235 465 705 1,457 3,313 4,371 7,285 9,939 16,565 21,855 49,695 102,703 155,711 308,109 467,133 513,515 778,555 1,540,545 2,335,665 4,827,041 14,481,123 24,135,205 and 72,405,615, with no remainder.

Since 72,405,615 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,405,615, 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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