Q: Is 72,666 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,666 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,666 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 72666 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 11 18 22 33 66 99 198 367 734 1,101 2,202 3,303 4,037 6,606 8,074 12,111 24,222 36,333 and 72,666, with no remainder.

Since 72,666 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,666, 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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