Q: Is 72,160 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,160 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,160 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 72160 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 16 20 22 32 40 41 44 55 80 82 88 110 160 164 176 205 220 328 352 410 440 451 656 820 880 902 1,312 1,640 1,760 1,804 2,255 3,280 3,608 4,510 6,560 7,216 9,020 14,432 18,040 36,080 and 72,160, with no remainder.

Since 72,160 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,160, it is not a prime number.


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