Q: Is 85,072 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 85,072 is not a prime number.

Why is 85,072 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 85072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 16 26 52 104 208 409 818 1,636 3,272 5,317 6,544 10,634 21,268 42,536 and 85,072, with no remainder.

Since 85,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 85,072, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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