Q: Is 72,742 a Prime Number?
A: No, 72,742 is 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 72742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 37 74 983 1,966 36,371 and 72,742, with no remainder.
Since 72,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,742, it is not a prime number.