Q: Is 72,187 a Prime Number?
A: No, 72,187 is 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 72187 can be evenly divided by 1 37 1,951 and 72,187, with no remainder.
Since 72,187 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,187, it is not a prime number.