Q: Is 72,722,241 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,722,241 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,722,241 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 72722241 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 337 1,011 3,033 23,977 71,931 215,793 8,080,249 24,240,747 and 72,722,241, with no remainder.

Since 72,722,241 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,722,241, 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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