Q: Is 72,707,672 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,707,672 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,707,672 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 72707672 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 251 502 1,004 2,008 36,209 72,418 144,836 289,672 9,088,459 18,176,918 36,353,836 and 72,707,672, with no remainder.

Since 72,707,672 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,707,672, 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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