Q: Is 144,072 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 144,072 is not a prime number.

Why is 144,072 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 144072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 23 24 27 29 36 46 54 58 69 72 87 92 108 116 138 174 184 207 216 232 261 276 348 414 522 552 621 667 696 783 828 1,044 1,242 1,334 1,566 1,656 2,001 2,088 2,484 2,668 3,132 4,002 4,968 5,336 6,003 6,264 8,004 12,006 16,008 18,009 24,012 36,018 48,024 72,036 and 144,072, with no remainder.

Since 144,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 144,072, it is not a prime number.


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