Q: Is 72,703,602 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,703,602 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,703,602 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 72703602 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 1,346,363 2,692,726 4,039,089 8,078,178 12,117,267 24,234,534 36,351,801 and 72,703,602, with no remainder.

Since 72,703,602 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,703,602, 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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