Q: Is 72,921,470 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,921,470 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,921,470 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 72921470 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 967 1,934 4,835 7,541 9,670 15,082 37,705 75,410 7,292,147 14,584,294 36,460,735 and 72,921,470, with no remainder.

Since 72,921,470 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,921,470, 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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