Q: Is 72,120 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,120 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,120 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 72120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 40 60 120 601 1,202 1,803 2,404 3,005 3,606 4,808 6,010 7,212 9,015 12,020 14,424 18,030 24,040 36,060 and 72,120, with no remainder.

Since 72,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,120, 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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