Q: Is 72,421,434 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,421,434 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,421,434 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 72421434 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 23 46 69 138 207 414 174,931 349,862 524,793 1,049,586 1,574,379 3,148,758 4,023,413 8,046,826 12,070,239 24,140,478 36,210,717 and 72,421,434, with no remainder.

Since 72,421,434 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,421,434, 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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