Q: Is 72,708 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,708 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,708 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 72708 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 73 83 146 166 219 249 292 332 438 498 876 996 6,059 12,118 18,177 24,236 36,354 and 72,708, with no remainder.

Since 72,708 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,708, it is not a prime number.


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