Q: Is 72,515,505 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,515,505 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,515,505 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 72515505 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 107 321 535 1,605 45,181 135,543 225,905 677,715 4,834,367 14,503,101 24,171,835 and 72,515,505, with no remainder.

Since 72,515,505 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,515,505, 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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