Q: Is 72,215 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,215 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,215 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 72215 can be evenly divided by 1 5 11 13 55 65 101 143 505 715 1,111 1,313 5,555 6,565 14,443 and 72,215, with no remainder.

Since 72,215 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,215, it is not a prime number.


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