Q: Is 6,740,742 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 6,740,742 is not a prime number.

Why is 6,740,742 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 6740742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 461 922 1,383 2,437 2,766 4,874 7,311 14,622 1,123,457 2,246,914 3,370,371 and 6,740,742, with no remainder.

Since 6,740,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,740,742, 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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