Q: Is 72,021 a Prime Number?

A: No, 72,021 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,021 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 72021 can be evenly divided by 1 3 24,007 and 72,021, with no remainder.

Since 72,021 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,021, it is not a prime number.

Number	72,019	72,020	72,022	72,023
Prime?	yes	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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