Q: Is 72,442,022 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,442,022 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,442,022 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 72442022 can be evenly divided by 1 2 19 38 197 394 3,743 7,486 9,677 19,354 183,863 367,726 1,906,369 3,812,738 36,221,011 and 72,442,022, with no remainder.

Since 72,442,022 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,442,022, 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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