Q: Is 72,963 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 72,963 is not a prime number.

Why is 72,963 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 72963 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 11 33 67 99 121 201 363 603 737 1,089 2,211 6,633 8,107 24,321 and 72,963, with no remainder.

Since 72,963 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,963, it is not a prime number.


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Number 72,96172,96272,96472,965
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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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