Q: Is 72,445,098 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,445,098 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,445,098 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 72445098 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 22 33 66 1,097,653 2,195,306 3,292,959 6,585,918 12,074,183 24,148,366 36,222,549 and 72,445,098, with no remainder.

Since 72,445,098 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,445,098, 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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