Q: Is 72,852 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,852 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,852 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 72852 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 13 26 39 52 78 156 467 934 1,401 1,868 2,802 5,604 6,071 12,142 18,213 24,284 36,426 and 72,852, with no remainder.

Since 72,852 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,852, 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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