Q: Is 37,757,742 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 37,757,742 is not a prime number.

Why is 37,757,742 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 37757742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 22 33 66 572,087 1,144,174 1,716,261 3,432,522 6,292,957 12,585,914 18,878,871 and 37,757,742, with no remainder.

Since 37,757,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 37,757,742, 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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