Q: Is 72,420,168 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,420,168 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,420,168 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 72420168 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 107 214 321 428 642 856 1,284 2,568 28,201 56,402 84,603 112,804 169,206 225,608 338,412 676,824 3,017,507 6,035,014 9,052,521 12,070,028 18,105,042 24,140,056 36,210,084 and 72,420,168, with no remainder.

Since 72,420,168 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,420,168, 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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