Q: Is 74,001,004 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 74,001,004 is not a prime number.

Why is 74,001,004 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 74001004 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 11 14 22 28 44 77 154 308 240,263 480,526 961,052 1,681,841 2,642,893 3,363,682 5,285,786 6,727,364 10,571,572 18,500,251 37,000,502 and 74,001,004, with no remainder.

Since 74,001,004 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,001,004, 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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