Q: Is 72,730,674 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,730,674 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,730,674 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 72730674 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 4,040,593 8,081,186 12,121,779 24,243,558 36,365,337 and 72,730,674, with no remainder.

Since 72,730,674 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,730,674, 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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