Q: Is 72,080 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,080 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,080 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 72080 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 17 20 34 40 53 68 80 85 106 136 170 212 265 272 340 424 530 680 848 901 1,060 1,360 1,802 2,120 3,604 4,240 4,505 7,208 9,010 14,416 18,020 36,040 and 72,080, with no remainder.

Since 72,080 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,080, it is not a prime number.


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

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