Q: Is 72,279 a Prime Number?
A: No, 72,279 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 72279 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 2,677 8,031 24,093 and 72,279, with no remainder.
Since 72,279 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,279, it is not a prime number.