Q: Is 72,705,213 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,705,213 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,705,213 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 72705213 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 63 1,154,051 3,462,153 8,078,357 10,386,459 24,235,071 and 72,705,213, with no remainder.

Since 72,705,213 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,705,213, 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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