Q: Is 72,462 a Prime Number?
A: No, 72,462 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 72462 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 26 39 78 929 1,858 2,787 5,574 12,077 24,154 36,231 and 72,462, with no remainder.
Since 72,462 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,462, it is not a prime number.