Q: Is 73,740,339 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 73,740,339 is not a prime number.

Why is 73,740,339 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 73740339 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 17 51 153 481,963 1,445,889 4,337,667 8,193,371 24,580,113 and 73,740,339, with no remainder.

Since 73,740,339 cannot be divided by just 1 and 73,740,339, 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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