Q: Is 72,848 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,848 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,848 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 72848 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 29 58 116 157 232 314 464 628 1,256 2,512 4,553 9,106 18,212 36,424 and 72,848, with no remainder.

Since 72,848 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,848, 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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