Q: Is 72,804,789 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,804,789 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,804,789 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 72804789 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 19 37 57 111 171 311 333 703 933 1,369 2,109 2,799 4,107 5,909 6,327 11,507 12,321 17,727 26,011 34,521 53,181 78,033 103,563 218,633 234,099 425,759 655,899 1,277,277 1,967,697 3,831,831 8,089,421 24,268,263 and 72,804,789, with no remainder.

Since 72,804,789 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,804,789, 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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