Q: Is 73,999,998 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 73,999,998 is not a prime number.

Why is 73,999,998 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 73999998 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 41 82 123 246 369 738 100,271 200,542 300,813 601,626 902,439 1,804,878 4,111,111 8,222,222 12,333,333 24,666,666 36,999,999 and 73,999,998, with no remainder.

Since 73,999,998 cannot be divided by just 1 and 73,999,998, 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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