Q: Is 72,062 a Prime Number?

A: No, 72,062 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,062 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 72062 can be evenly divided by 1 2 137 263 274 526 36,031 and 72,062, with no remainder.

Since 72,062 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,062, it is not a prime number.

Number	72,060	72,061	72,063	72,064
Prime?	no	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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