Q: Is 72,560 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,560 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,560 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 72560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 40 80 907 1,814 3,628 4,535 7,256 9,070 14,512 18,140 36,280 and 72,560, with no remainder.

Since 72,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,560, it is not a prime number.


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