Q: Is 72,724,504 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,724,504 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,724,504 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 72724504 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 17 34 68 136 534,739 1,069,478 2,138,956 4,277,912 9,090,563 18,181,126 36,362,252 and 72,724,504, with no remainder.

Since 72,724,504 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,724,504, 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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