Q: Is 72,420,176 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,420,176 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,420,176 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 72420176 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 61 122 244 488 976 74,201 148,402 296,804 593,608 1,187,216 4,526,261 9,052,522 18,105,044 36,210,088 and 72,420,176, with no remainder.

Since 72,420,176 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,420,176, 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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