Q: Is 72,657 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,657 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,657 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 72657 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 13 23 27 39 69 81 117 207 243 299 351 621 897 1,053 1,863 2,691 3,159 5,589 8,073 24,219 and 72,657, with no remainder.

Since 72,657 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,657, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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