Q: Is 72,900,179 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,900,179 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,900,179 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 72900179 can be evenly divided by 1 11 23 43 253 473 989 6,701 10,879 73,711 154,123 288,143 1,695,353 3,169,573 6,627,289 and 72,900,179, with no remainder.

Since 72,900,179 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,900,179, 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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