Q: Is 72,436 a Prime Number?
A: No, 72,436 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 72436 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 13 14 26 28 52 91 182 199 364 398 796 1,393 2,587 2,786 5,174 5,572 10,348 18,109 36,218 and 72,436, with no remainder.
Since 72,436 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,436, it is not a prime number.