Q: Is 72,798 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,798 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,798 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 72798 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 22 33 66 1,103 2,206 3,309 6,618 12,133 24,266 36,399 and 72,798, with no remainder.

Since 72,798 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,798, it is not a prime number.


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