Q: Is 72,521,169 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,521,169 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,521,169 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 72521169 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 41 123 287 861 84,229 252,687 589,603 1,768,809 3,453,389 10,360,167 24,173,723 and 72,521,169, with no remainder.

Since 72,521,169 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,521,169, 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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