Q: Is 73,000 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 73,000 is not a prime number.

Why is 73,000 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 73000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 50 73 100 125 146 200 250 292 365 500 584 730 1,000 1,460 1,825 2,920 3,650 7,300 9,125 14,600 18,250 36,500 and 73,000, with no remainder.

Since 73,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 73,000, it is not a prime number.


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