Q: Is 73,464,729 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 73,464,729 is not a prime number.

Why is 73,464,729 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 73464729 can be evenly divided by 1 3 13 39 739 2,217 2,549 7,647 9,607 28,821 33,137 99,411 1,883,711 5,651,133 24,488,243 and 73,464,729, with no remainder.

Since 73,464,729 cannot be divided by just 1 and 73,464,729, 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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