Q: Is 72,743,545 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,743,545 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,743,545 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 72743545 can be evenly divided by 1 5 7 35 47 235 329 1,645 44,221 221,105 309,547 1,547,735 2,078,387 10,391,935 14,548,709 and 72,743,545, with no remainder.

Since 72,743,545 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,743,545, 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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