Q: Is 72,838 a Prime Number?
A: No, 72,838 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 72838 can be evenly divided by 1 2 79 158 461 922 36,419 and 72,838, with no remainder.
Since 72,838 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,838, it is not a prime number.