Q: Is 73,421,702 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 73,421,702 is not a prime number.

Why is 73,421,702 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 73421702 can be evenly divided by 1 2 31 62 593 1,186 1,997 3,994 18,383 36,766 61,907 123,814 1,184,221 2,368,442 36,710,851 and 73,421,702, with no remainder.

Since 73,421,702 cannot be divided by just 1 and 73,421,702, 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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