Q: Is 72,707,037 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,707,037 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,707,037 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 72707037 can be evenly divided by 1 3 13 39 89 267 1,157 3,471 20,947 62,841 272,311 816,933 1,864,283 5,592,849 24,235,679 and 72,707,037, with no remainder.

Since 72,707,037 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,707,037, 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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