Q: Is 274,875,340 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 274,875,340 is not a prime number.

Why is 274,875,340 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 274875340 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 29 58 116 145 290 580 473,923 947,846 1,895,692 2,369,615 4,739,230 9,478,460 13,743,767 27,487,534 54,975,068 68,718,835 137,437,670 and 274,875,340, with no remainder.

Since 274,875,340 cannot be divided by just 1 and 274,875,340, 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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