Q: Is 72,957 a Prime Number?
A: No, 72,957 is 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 72957 can be evenly divided by 1 3 83 249 293 879 24,319 and 72,957, with no remainder.
Since 72,957 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,957, it is not a prime number.