Q: Is 72,672 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,672 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,672 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 72672 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 48 96 757 1,514 2,271 3,028 4,542 6,056 9,084 12,112 18,168 24,224 36,336 and 72,672, with no remainder.

Since 72,672 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,672, it is not a prime number.


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