Q: Is 35,742,874 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 35,742,874 is not a prime number.

Why is 35,742,874 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 35742874 can be evenly divided by 1 2 17 23 34 46 391 782 45,707 91,414 777,019 1,051,261 1,554,038 2,102,522 17,871,437 and 35,742,874, with no remainder.

Since 35,742,874 cannot be divided by just 1 and 35,742,874, 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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