Q: Is 72,669,624 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,669,624 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,669,624 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 72669624 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 3,027,901 6,055,802 9,083,703 12,111,604 18,167,406 24,223,208 36,334,812 and 72,669,624, with no remainder.

Since 72,669,624 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,669,624, 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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