Q: Is 72,036 a Prime Number?
A: No, 72,036 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 72036 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 23 27 29 36 46 54 58 69 87 92 108 116 138 174 207 261 276 348 414 522 621 667 783 828 1,044 1,242 1,334 1,566 2,001 2,484 2,668 3,132 4,002 6,003 8,004 12,006 18,009 24,012 36,018 and 72,036, with no remainder.
Since 72,036 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,036, it is not a prime number.