Q: Is 72,850 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,850 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,850 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 72850 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 25 31 47 50 62 94 155 235 310 470 775 1,175 1,457 1,550 2,350 2,914 7,285 14,570 36,425 and 72,850, with no remainder.

Since 72,850 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,850, 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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