Q: Is 72,430,824 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,430,824 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,430,824 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 72430824 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 257 514 771 1,028 1,542 2,056 3,084 6,168 11,743 23,486 35,229 46,972 70,458 93,944 140,916 281,832 3,017,951 6,035,902 9,053,853 12,071,804 18,107,706 24,143,608 36,215,412 and 72,430,824, with no remainder.

Since 72,430,824 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,430,824, 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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