Q: Is 72,900,707 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,900,707 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,900,707 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 72900707 can be evenly divided by 1 11 113 223 263 1,243 2,453 2,893 25,199 29,719 58,649 277,189 326,909 645,139 6,627,337 and 72,900,707, with no remainder.

Since 72,900,707 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,900,707, 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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