Q: Is 74,000,004 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 74,000,004 is not a prime number.

Why is 74,000,004 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 74000004 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 13 26 39 52 78 156 474,359 948,718 1,423,077 1,897,436 2,846,154 5,692,308 6,166,667 12,333,334 18,500,001 24,666,668 37,000,002 and 74,000,004, with no remainder.

Since 74,000,004 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,000,004, 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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