Q: Is 72,495 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,495 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,495 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 72495 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 27 45 81 135 179 405 537 895 1,611 2,685 4,833 8,055 14,499 24,165 and 72,495, with no remainder.

Since 72,495 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,495, it is not a prime number.


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