Q: Is 72,175 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,175 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,175 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 72175 can be evenly divided by 1 5 25 2,887 14,435 and 72,175, with no remainder.

Since 72,175 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,175, it is not a prime number.


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