Q: Is 73,424 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 73,424 is not a prime number.

Why is 73,424 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 73424 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 16 26 52 104 208 353 706 1,412 2,824 4,589 5,648 9,178 18,356 36,712 and 73,424, with no remainder.

Since 73,424 cannot be divided by just 1 and 73,424, it is not a prime number.


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