Q: Is 739,948 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 739,948 is not a prime number.

Why is 739,948 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 739948 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 11 22 44 67 134 251 268 502 737 1,004 1,474 2,761 2,948 5,522 11,044 16,817 33,634 67,268 184,987 369,974 and 739,948, with no remainder.

Since 739,948 cannot be divided by just 1 and 739,948, it is not a prime number.


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