Q: Is 72,419,736 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,419,736 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,419,736 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 72419736 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 3,017,489 6,034,978 9,052,467 12,069,956 18,104,934 24,139,912 36,209,868 and 72,419,736, with no remainder.

Since 72,419,736 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,419,736, 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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