Q: Is 72,431,345 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,431,345 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,431,345 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 72431345 can be evenly divided by 1 5 7 31 35 155 217 241 277 1,085 1,205 1,385 1,687 1,939 7,471 8,435 8,587 9,695 37,355 42,935 52,297 60,109 66,757 261,485 300,545 333,785 467,299 2,069,467 2,336,495 10,347,335 14,486,269 and 72,431,345, with no remainder.

Since 72,431,345 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,431,345, 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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