Q: Is 72,674,038 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,674,038 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,674,038 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 72674038 can be evenly divided by 1 2 71 142 251 502 2,039 4,078 17,821 35,642 144,769 289,538 511,789 1,023,578 36,337,019 and 72,674,038, with no remainder.

Since 72,674,038 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,674,038, 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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