Q: Is 72,248 a Prime Number?
A: No, 72,248 is 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 72248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 22 44 88 821 1,642 3,284 6,568 9,031 18,062 36,124 and 72,248, with no remainder.
Since 72,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,248, it is not a prime number.