Q: Is 73,120,077 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 73,120,077 is not a prime number.

Why is 73,120,077 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 73120077 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 17 27 51 81 153 459 1,377 53,101 159,303 477,909 902,717 1,433,727 2,708,151 4,301,181 8,124,453 24,373,359 and 73,120,077, with no remainder.

Since 73,120,077 cannot be divided by just 1 and 73,120,077, 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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