Q: Is 72,513,428 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,513,428 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,513,428 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 72513428 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 13 26 52 1,394,489 2,788,978 5,577,956 18,128,357 36,256,714 and 72,513,428, with no remainder.

Since 72,513,428 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,513,428, 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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