Q: Is 72,124 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,124 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,124 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 72124 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 13 19 26 38 52 73 76 146 247 292 494 949 988 1,387 1,898 2,774 3,796 5,548 18,031 36,062 and 72,124, with no remainder.

Since 72,124 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,124, it is not a prime number.


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