Q: Is 72,855,008 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,855,008 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,855,008 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 72855008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 1,093 2,083 2,186 4,166 4,372 8,332 8,744 16,664 17,488 33,328 34,976 66,656 2,276,719 4,553,438 9,106,876 18,213,752 36,427,504 and 72,855,008, with no remainder.

Since 72,855,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,855,008, 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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