Q: Is 274,134,426 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 274,134,426 is not a prime number.

Why is 274,134,426 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 274134426 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 31 62 93 186 1,473,841 2,947,682 4,421,523 8,843,046 45,689,071 91,378,142 137,067,213 and 274,134,426, with no remainder.

Since 274,134,426 cannot be divided by just 1 and 274,134,426, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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