Q: Is 72,902,049 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,902,049 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,902,049 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 72902049 can be evenly divided by 1 3 11 31 33 93 341 1,023 71,263 213,789 783,893 2,209,153 2,351,679 6,627,459 24,300,683 and 72,902,049, with no remainder.

Since 72,902,049 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,902,049, 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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