Q: Is 72,846 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,846 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,846 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 72846 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 19 27 38 54 57 71 114 142 171 213 342 426 513 639 1,026 1,278 1,349 1,917 2,698 3,834 4,047 8,094 12,141 24,282 36,423 and 72,846, with no remainder.

Since 72,846 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,846, 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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