Q: Is 72,865 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,865 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,865 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 72865 can be evenly divided by 1 5 13 19 59 65 95 247 295 767 1,121 1,235 3,835 5,605 14,573 and 72,865, with no remainder.

Since 72,865 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,865, 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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