Q: Is 37,741,724 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 37,741,724 is not a prime number.

Why is 37,741,724 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 37741724 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 53 106 212 2,809 3,359 5,618 6,718 11,236 13,436 178,027 356,054 712,108 9,435,431 18,870,862 and 37,741,724, with no remainder.

Since 37,741,724 cannot be divided by just 1 and 37,741,724, 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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