Q: Is 73,850,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 73,850,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 73,850,042 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 73850042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 1,039 2,078 5,077 7,273 10,154 14,546 35,539 71,078 5,275,003 10,550,006 36,925,021 and 73,850,042, with no remainder.

Since 73,850,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 73,850,042, 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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