Q: Is 72,135 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,135 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,135 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 72135 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 9 15 21 35 45 63 105 229 315 687 1,145 1,603 2,061 3,435 4,809 8,015 10,305 14,427 24,045 and 72,135, with no remainder.

Since 72,135 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,135, 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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