Q: Is 75,072,478 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 75,072,478 is not a prime number.

Why is 75,072,478 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 75072478 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 26 947 1,894 3,049 6,098 12,311 24,622 39,637 79,274 2,887,403 5,774,806 37,536,239 and 75,072,478, with no remainder.

Since 75,072,478 cannot be divided by just 1 and 75,072,478, 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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