Q: Is 72,408,825 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,408,825 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,408,825 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 72408825 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 25 45 75 225 321,817 965,451 1,609,085 2,896,353 4,827,255 8,045,425 14,481,765 24,136,275 and 72,408,825, with no remainder.

Since 72,408,825 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,408,825, 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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