Q: Is 72,408,826 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,408,826 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,408,826 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 72408826 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 107 214 749 1,498 48,337 96,674 338,359 676,718 5,172,059 10,344,118 36,204,413 and 72,408,826, with no remainder.

Since 72,408,826 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,408,826, 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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