Q: Is 72,891 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,891 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,891 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 72891 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 13 21 39 63 89 91 117 267 273 623 801 819 1,157 1,869 3,471 5,607 8,099 10,413 24,297 and 72,891, with no remainder.

Since 72,891 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,891, 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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