Q: Is 72,617,571 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,617,571 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,617,571 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 72617571 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 13 39 117 620,663 1,861,989 5,585,967 8,068,619 24,205,857 and 72,617,571, with no remainder.

Since 72,617,571 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,617,571, 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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