Q: Is 72,988 a Prime Number?
A: No, 72,988 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 72988 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 71 142 257 284 514 1,028 18,247 36,494 and 72,988, with no remainder.
Since 72,988 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,988, it is not a prime number.