Q: Is 73,400,072 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 73,400,072 is not a prime number.

Why is 73,400,072 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 73400072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 673 1,346 2,692 5,384 13,633 27,266 54,532 109,064 9,175,009 18,350,018 36,700,036 and 73,400,072, with no remainder.

Since 73,400,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 73,400,072, 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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