Q: Is 72,064 a Prime Number?

A: No, 72,064 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,064 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 72064 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 128 563 1,126 2,252 4,504 9,008 18,016 36,032 and 72,064, with no remainder.

Since 72,064 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,064, it is not a prime number.

Number	72,062	72,063	72,065	72,066
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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