Q: Is 72,462,229 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,462,229 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,462,229 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 72462229 can be evenly divided by 1 7 49 139 973 6,811 10,639 74,473 521,311 1,478,821 10,351,747 and 72,462,229, with no remainder.

Since 72,462,229 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,462,229, 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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