Q: Is 72,736,442 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,736,442 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,736,442 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 72736442 can be evenly divided by 1 2 23 46 529 1,058 68,749 137,498 1,581,227 3,162,454 36,368,221 and 72,736,442, with no remainder.

Since 72,736,442 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,736,442, 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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