Q: Is 72,776 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,776 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,776 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 72776 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 22 44 88 827 1,654 3,308 6,616 9,097 18,194 36,388 and 72,776, with no remainder.

Since 72,776 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,776, 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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