Q: Is 72,684 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,684 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,684 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 72684 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 27 36 54 108 673 1,346 2,019 2,692 4,038 6,057 8,076 12,114 18,171 24,228 36,342 and 72,684, with no remainder.

Since 72,684 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,684, 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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