Q: Is 37,142,704 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 37,142,704 is not a prime number.

Why is 37,142,704 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 37142704 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 877 1,754 2,647 3,508 5,294 7,016 10,588 14,032 21,176 42,352 2,321,419 4,642,838 9,285,676 18,571,352 and 37,142,704, with no remainder.

Since 37,142,704 cannot be divided by just 1 and 37,142,704, 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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