Q: Is 72,744,752 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,744,752 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,744,752 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 72744752 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 947 1,894 3,788 4,801 7,576 9,602 15,152 19,204 38,408 76,816 4,546,547 9,093,094 18,186,188 36,372,376 and 72,744,752, with no remainder.

Since 72,744,752 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,744,752, 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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