Q: Is 37,740,006 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 37,740,006 is not a prime number.

Why is 37,740,006 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 37740006 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 81 162 232,963 465,926 698,889 1,397,778 2,096,667 4,193,334 6,290,001 12,580,002 18,870,003 and 37,740,006, with no remainder.

Since 37,740,006 cannot be divided by just 1 and 37,740,006, 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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