Q: Is 72,500 a Prime Number?
A: No, 72,500 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 72500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 29 50 58 100 116 125 145 250 290 500 580 625 725 1,250 1,450 2,500 2,900 3,625 7,250 14,500 18,125 36,250 and 72,500, with no remainder.
Since 72,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,500, it is not a prime number.