Q: Is 72,731,067 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,731,067 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,731,067 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 72731067 can be evenly divided by 1 3 89 211 267 633 1,291 3,873 18,779 56,337 114,899 272,401 344,697 817,203 24,243,689 and 72,731,067, with no remainder.

Since 72,731,067 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,731,067, 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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