Q: Is 72,678,901 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,678,901 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,678,901 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 72678901 can be evenly divided by 1 29 43 167 349 1,247 4,843 7,181 10,121 15,007 58,283 208,249 435,203 1,690,207 2,506,169 and 72,678,901, with no remainder.

Since 72,678,901 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,678,901, 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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