Q: Is 72,498 a Prime Number?
A: No, 72,498 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 72498 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 43 86 129 258 281 562 843 1,686 12,083 24,166 36,249 and 72,498, with no remainder.
Since 72,498 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,498, it is not a prime number.