Q: Is 73,500 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 73,500 is not a prime number.

Why is 73,500 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 73500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 25 28 30 35 42 49 50 60 70 75 84 98 100 105 125 140 147 150 175 196 210 245 250 294 300 350 375 420 490 500 525 588 700 735 750 875 980 1,050 1,225 1,470 1,500 1,750 2,100 2,450 2,625 2,940 3,500 3,675 4,900 5,250 6,125 7,350 10,500 12,250 14,700 18,375 24,500 36,750 and 73,500, with no remainder.

Since 73,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 73,500, it is not a prime number.


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