Q: Is 72,480,715 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,480,715 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,480,715 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 72480715 can be evenly divided by 1 5 29 145 419 1,193 2,095 5,965 12,151 34,597 60,755 172,985 499,867 2,499,335 14,496,143 and 72,480,715, with no remainder.

Since 72,480,715 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,480,715, 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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