Q: Is 72,465,405 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,465,405 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,465,405 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 72465405 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 149 447 745 2,235 32,423 97,269 162,115 486,345 4,831,027 14,493,081 24,155,135 and 72,465,405, with no remainder.

Since 72,465,405 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,465,405, 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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