Q: Is 72,016 a Prime Number?
A: No, 72,016 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 72016 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 56 112 643 1,286 2,572 4,501 5,144 9,002 10,288 18,004 36,008 and 72,016, with no remainder.
Since 72,016 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,016, it is not a prime number.