Q: Is 73,406,748 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 73,406,748 is not a prime number.

Why is 73,406,748 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 73406748 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 17 34 51 68 102 204 359,837 719,674 1,079,511 1,439,348 2,159,022 4,318,044 6,117,229 12,234,458 18,351,687 24,468,916 36,703,374 and 73,406,748, with no remainder.

Since 73,406,748 cannot be divided by just 1 and 73,406,748, 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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