Q: Is 72,220 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,220 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,220 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 72220 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 23 46 92 115 157 230 314 460 628 785 1,570 3,140 3,611 7,222 14,444 18,055 36,110 and 72,220, with no remainder.

Since 72,220 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,220, it is not a prime number.


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