Q: Is 72,740,925 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,740,925 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,740,925 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 72740925 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 25 45 75 113 225 339 565 1,017 1,695 2,825 2,861 5,085 8,475 8,583 14,305 25,425 25,749 42,915 71,525 128,745 214,575 323,293 643,725 969,879 1,616,465 2,909,637 4,849,395 8,082,325 14,548,185 24,246,975 and 72,740,925, with no remainder.

Since 72,740,925 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,740,925, 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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