Q: Is 735,642,474 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 735,642,474 is not a prime number.

Why is 735,642,474 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 735642474 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 17,515,297 35,030,594 52,545,891 105,091,782 122,607,079 245,214,158 367,821,237 and 735,642,474, with no remainder.

Since 735,642,474 cannot be divided by just 1 and 735,642,474, 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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