Q: Is 72,742,424 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,742,424 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,742,424 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 72742424 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 383 766 1,532 3,064 23,741 47,482 94,964 189,928 9,092,803 18,185,606 36,371,212 and 72,742,424, with no remainder.

Since 72,742,424 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,742,424, 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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