Q: Is 72,660 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,660 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,660 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 72660 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 28 30 35 42 60 70 84 105 140 173 210 346 420 519 692 865 1,038 1,211 1,730 2,076 2,422 2,595 3,460 3,633 4,844 5,190 6,055 7,266 10,380 12,110 14,532 18,165 24,220 36,330 and 72,660, with no remainder.

Since 72,660 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,660, it is not a prime number.


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