Q: Is 73,948 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 73,948 is not a prime number.

Why is 73,948 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 73948 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 19 28 38 76 133 139 266 278 532 556 973 1,946 2,641 3,892 5,282 10,564 18,487 36,974 and 73,948, with no remainder.

Since 73,948 cannot be divided by just 1 and 73,948, 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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