answersLogoWhite

0

Is 72 a prime number-

Updated: 8/21/2019
User Avatar

Jaunlucas7fb2626

Lvl 1
9y ago

Best Answer

NO! It can be divided by 2 and other things.

No, 72 is not prime because 9 * 8 = 72 and 1 * 72 = 72. Hope that helps!

User Avatar

Wiki User

14y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar
More answers
User Avatar

Wiki User

9y ago

No.

This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: Is 72 a prime number-
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

Is 6 a prime factor of 72?

6 is not a prime number but it is a factor of 72


Is 72 a prim number?

no it is not a prime number


What are facts about the number 72?

72 is not a prime number. The number 72 is a composite number because its factors are 72,1,9,8,36, and 2.


What are the prime numbers up to 72?

2,3,5,7,11,13,17,19,23,29,31,37,41,43,47,53,59,61,67,71 that's as far up as it goes because 72 is a composite number not a prime number!


What is the co-prime number for 72?

"The" co-prime number is wrong; for any number, there are infinitely other numbers that are co-prime with it, not just one. Get the prime factors for 72. Then, any number made up of factors that DON'T include those prime factors is co-prime with 72. For example, 49 (which is 7 x 7), or 35 (5 x 7) are coprime with 72, since neither 5 nor 7 are among the prime factors of 72.


What is the greatest common factor of 72 and 37?

GCF of a prime number and a composite number is 1 if the composite number is a multiple of the prime number. 37 is a prime number and 72 is not a multiple of 37 because it is not divisible by 37. Therefore, GCF of 72 & 37 is 1.


Is seventy two prime?

72 is a Composite Number


How do you gate the prime number of 72?

First, 72 is not a prime number. It is a composite number. Second, "gate the number" is used when counting the number of people attending a sporting event, i. e., the number who came through the gate.


Can 31 over 72 be reduced?

No. 31 is a prime number, and 72 is not a multiple of 31.


What is the prime factorization of the number 72?

72 = 2 * 2 * 2 * 3 * 3


Why the two different factor tree for 72 result in the same prime factorization?

well becouse seens 72 has a lot of factors so it has to be the same becouse 72 is a prime number and it could be by the essact number.


Is 2 and 72 a prime number?

A prime number has only 2 factors which are 1 and itself. Composite numbers are everything else except 1 and 0. 1 and 0 are neither prime, nor composite. 2 is prime, 72 is composite.