Q: Is 72,870,079 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,870,079 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,870,079 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 72870079 can be evenly divided by 1 41 43 1,763 41,333 1,694,653 1,777,319 and 72,870,079, with no remainder.

Since 72,870,079 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,870,079, 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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