Q: Is 72,879 a Prime Number?
A: No, 72,879 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 72879 can be evenly divided by 1 3 17 51 1,429 4,287 24,293 and 72,879, with no remainder.
Since 72,879 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,879, it is not a prime number.