Q: Is 72,836,472 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,836,472 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,836,472 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 72836472 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 3,034,853 6,069,706 9,104,559 12,139,412 18,209,118 24,278,824 36,418,236 and 72,836,472, with no remainder.

Since 72,836,472 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,836,472, 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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