Q: Is 74,001,005 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 74,001,005 is not a prime number.

Why is 74,001,005 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 74001005 can be evenly divided by 1 5 13 23 65 115 299 1,495 49,499 247,495 643,487 1,138,477 3,217,435 5,692,385 14,800,201 and 74,001,005, with no remainder.

Since 74,001,005 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,001,005, 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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