Because there was no point in destroying it.
Voldemort was seeking the prophecy because he thought it would help him to destroy Harry Potter.
In reality, the information in the prophecy was NOT in any way helpful to him, even if he had heard it; which is why Dumbledore didn't bother.
“The one with the power to vanquish the - Dark Lord approaches… born to those who have thrice defied him, born as the seventh month dies… and the Dark Lord will mark him as his equal, but he will have power the Dark Lord knows not… and either must die at the hand of the other for neither can live while the other survives… the one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord will be born as the seventh month dies…”
Not exactly a recipe for getting rid of Potter.
As a matter of fact, Dumbledore probably wanted DEs to waste time trying to get the Prophecy - if he didn't he would not have bothered posting guards in the Ministry. Destroying the prophecy would have prevented such a tactics from being useable.
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