Q: Is 72,557 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,557 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,557 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 72557 can be evenly divided by 1 37 53 1,369 1,961 and 72,557, with no remainder.

Since 72,557 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,557, it is not a prime number.


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