Q: Is 72,504 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,504 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,504 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 72504 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 19 24 36 38 53 57 72 76 106 114 152 159 171 212 228 318 342 424 456 477 636 684 954 1,007 1,272 1,368 1,908 2,014 3,021 3,816 4,028 6,042 8,056 9,063 12,084 18,126 24,168 36,252 and 72,504, with no remainder.

Since 72,504 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,504, it is not a prime number.


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