Q: Is 74,001,264 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 74,001,264 is not a prime number.

Why is 74,001,264 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 74001264 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 48 1,541,693 3,083,386 4,625,079 6,166,772 9,250,158 12,333,544 18,500,316 24,667,088 37,000,632 and 74,001,264, with no remainder.

Since 74,001,264 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,001,264, 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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