Q: Is 72,602,342 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,602,342 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,602,342 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 72602342 can be evenly divided by 1 2 17 34 811 1,622 2,633 5,266 13,787 27,574 44,761 89,522 2,135,363 4,270,726 36,301,171 and 72,602,342, with no remainder.

Since 72,602,342 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,602,342, 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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