Q: Is 73,738 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 73,738 is not a prime number.

Why is 73,738 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 73738 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 23 46 161 229 322 458 1,603 3,206 5,267 10,534 36,869 and 73,738, with no remainder.

Since 73,738 cannot be divided by just 1 and 73,738, 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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