Q: Is 72,280 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,280 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,280 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 72280 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 20 26 40 52 65 104 130 139 260 278 520 556 695 1,112 1,390 1,807 2,780 3,614 5,560 7,228 9,035 14,456 18,070 36,140 and 72,280, with no remainder.

Since 72,280 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,280, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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