Q: Is 72,745,146 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,745,146 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,745,146 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 72745146 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 521 1,042 1,563 3,126 4,689 7,757 9,378 15,514 23,271 46,542 69,813 139,626 4,041,397 8,082,794 12,124,191 24,248,382 36,372,573 and 72,745,146, with no remainder.

Since 72,745,146 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,745,146, 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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