Q: Is 73,980 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 73,980 is not a prime number.

Why is 73,980 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 73980 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 27 30 36 45 54 60 90 108 135 137 180 270 274 411 540 548 685 822 1,233 1,370 1,644 2,055 2,466 2,740 3,699 4,110 4,932 6,165 7,398 8,220 12,330 14,796 18,495 24,660 36,990 and 73,980, with no remainder.

Since 73,980 cannot be divided by just 1 and 73,980, 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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