Q: Is 72,150 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,150 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,150 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 72150 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 13 15 25 26 30 37 39 50 65 74 75 78 111 130 150 185 195 222 325 370 390 481 555 650 925 962 975 1,110 1,443 1,850 1,950 2,405 2,775 2,886 4,810 5,550 7,215 12,025 14,430 24,050 36,075 and 72,150, with no remainder.

Since 72,150 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,150, 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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