Q: Is 72,909,207 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,909,207 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,909,207 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 72909207 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 27 49 63 147 189 441 1,323 55,109 165,327 385,763 495,981 1,157,289 1,487,943 2,700,341 3,471,867 8,101,023 10,415,601 24,303,069 and 72,909,207, with no remainder.

Since 72,909,207 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,909,207, 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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