Q: Is 72,979 a Prime Number?
A: No, 72,979 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 72979 can be evenly divided by 1 19 23 167 437 3,173 3,841 and 72,979, with no remainder.
Since 72,979 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,979, it is not a prime number.