Q: Is 72,624 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,624 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,624 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 72624 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 17 24 34 48 51 68 89 102 136 178 204 267 272 356 408 534 712 816 1,068 1,424 1,513 2,136 3,026 4,272 4,539 6,052 9,078 12,104 18,156 24,208 36,312 and 72,624, with no remainder.

Since 72,624 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,624, it is not a prime number.


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