Q: Is 72,968 a Prime Number?
A: No, 72,968 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 72968 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 28 56 1,303 2,606 5,212 9,121 10,424 18,242 36,484 and 72,968, with no remainder.
Since 72,968 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,968, it is not a prime number.