Q: Is 73,421,508 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 73,421,508 is not a prime number.

Why is 73,421,508 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 73421508 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 1,033 2,066 3,099 4,132 5,923 6,198 11,846 12,396 17,769 23,692 35,538 71,076 6,118,459 12,236,918 18,355,377 24,473,836 36,710,754 and 73,421,508, with no remainder.

Since 73,421,508 cannot be divided by just 1 and 73,421,508, 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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