Q: Is 72,000 a Prime Number?
A: No, 72,000 is 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 72000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 25 30 32 36 40 45 48 50 60 64 72 75 80 90 96 100 120 125 144 150 160 180 192 200 225 240 250 288 300 320 360 375 400 450 480 500 576 600 720 750 800 900 960 1,000 1,125 1,200 1,440 1,500 1,600 1,800 2,000 2,250 2,400 2,880 3,000 3,600 4,000 4,500 4,800 6,000 7,200 8,000 9,000 12,000 14,400 18,000 24,000 36,000 and 72,000, with no remainder.
Since 72,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,000, it is not a prime number.