Q: Is 72,616,467 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,616,467 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,616,467 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 72616467 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 11 21 33 77 231 314,357 943,071 2,200,499 3,457,927 6,601,497 10,373,781 24,205,489 and 72,616,467, with no remainder.

Since 72,616,467 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,616,467, 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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