Q: Is 72,496 a Prime Number?
A: No, 72,496 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 72496 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 23 46 92 184 197 368 394 788 1,576 3,152 4,531 9,062 18,124 36,248 and 72,496, with no remainder.
Since 72,496 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,496, it is not a prime number.