Q: Is 72,425,270 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,425,270 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,425,270 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 72425270 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 17 34 41 82 85 170 205 410 697 1,394 3,485 6,970 10,391 20,782 51,955 103,910 176,647 353,294 426,031 852,062 883,235 1,766,470 2,130,155 4,260,310 7,242,527 14,485,054 36,212,635 and 72,425,270, with no remainder.

Since 72,425,270 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,425,270, 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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