Q: Is 74,000,003 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 74,000,003 is not a prime number.

Why is 74,000,003 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 74000003 can be evenly divided by 1 7 11 19 77 133 209 1,463 50,581 354,067 556,391 961,039 3,894,737 6,727,273 10,571,429 and 74,000,003, with no remainder.

Since 74,000,003 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,000,003, 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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