Q: Is 73,442,709 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 73,442,709 is not a prime number.

Why is 73,442,709 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 73442709 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 353 1,059 3,177 23,117 69,351 208,053 8,160,301 24,480,903 and 73,442,709, with no remainder.

Since 73,442,709 cannot be divided by just 1 and 73,442,709, 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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