Q: Is 72,437 a Prime Number?
A: No, 72,437 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 72437 can be evenly divided by 1 17 4,261 and 72,437, with no remainder.
Since 72,437 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,437, it is not a prime number.