Q: Is 72,745,864 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,745,864 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,745,864 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 72745864 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 239 478 956 1,912 38,047 76,094 152,188 304,376 9,093,233 18,186,466 36,372,932 and 72,745,864, with no remainder.

Since 72,745,864 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,745,864, 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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