Q: Is 7,200 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 7,200 is not a prime number.

Why is 7,200 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 7200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 25 30 32 36 40 45 48 50 60 72 75 80 90 96 100 120 144 150 160 180 200 225 240 288 300 360 400 450 480 600 720 800 900 1,200 1,440 1,800 2,400 3,600 and 7,200, with no remainder.

Since 7,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,200, it is not a prime number.


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