Q: Is 73,168 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 73,168 is not a prime number.

Why is 73,168 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 73168 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 17 34 68 136 269 272 538 1,076 2,152 4,304 4,573 9,146 18,292 36,584 and 73,168, with no remainder.

Since 73,168 cannot be divided by just 1 and 73,168, it is not a prime number.


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