2 x 2 x 2 x 3 x 3 = 72
It is: 2 to the power of 12 = 4096
6 is not a prime number but it is a factor of 72
72 is a Composite 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.
24, 51 and 72 are composite numbers 71 is a prime number.
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2x2x5x5x23
100=2x2x5x5
2 x 19 = 38
The prime factorization of 20 is: 2 x 2 x 5
24 x 3 x 17
It is: 2 to the power of 12 = 4096
847 = 7 x 11 x 11
6 is not a prime number but it is a factor of 72
no it is not a prime number
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!
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!