Q: Is 72,012 a Prime Number?
A: No, 72,012 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 72012 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 17 34 51 68 102 204 353 706 1,059 1,412 2,118 4,236 6,001 12,002 18,003 24,004 36,006 and 72,012, with no remainder.
Since 72,012 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,012, it is not a prime number.