Q: Is 72,904 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,904 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,904 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 72904 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 26 52 104 701 1,402 2,804 5,608 9,113 18,226 36,452 and 72,904, with no remainder.

Since 72,904 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,904, it is not a prime number.


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