Q: Is 72,462,225 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,462,225 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,462,225 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 72462225 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 11 15 25 33 55 75 165 275 825 87,833 263,499 439,165 966,163 1,317,495 2,195,825 2,898,489 4,830,815 6,587,475 14,492,445 24,154,075 and 72,462,225, with no remainder.

Since 72,462,225 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,462,225, 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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