Q: Is 72,878,245 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,878,245 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,878,245 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 72878245 can be evenly divided by 1 5 11 55 67 335 737 3,685 19,777 98,885 217,547 1,087,735 1,325,059 6,625,295 14,575,649 and 72,878,245, with no remainder.

Since 72,878,245 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,878,245, 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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