Q: Is 72,723,241 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,723,241 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,723,241 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 72723241 can be evenly divided by 1 19 31 37 47 71 589 703 893 1,147 1,349 1,457 1,739 2,201 2,627 3,337 21,793 27,683 33,041 41,819 49,913 53,909 63,403 81,437 103,447 123,469 1,024,271 1,547,303 1,965,493 2,345,911 3,827,539 and 72,723,241, with no remainder.

Since 72,723,241 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,723,241, 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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