Q: Is 72,616,470 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,616,470 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,616,470 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 72616470 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 30 2,420,549 4,841,098 7,261,647 12,102,745 14,523,294 24,205,490 36,308,235 and 72,616,470, with no remainder.

Since 72,616,470 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,616,470, 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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