Q: Is 740,048 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 740,048 is not a prime number.

Why is 740,048 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 740048 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 23 46 92 184 368 2,011 4,022 8,044 16,088 32,176 46,253 92,506 185,012 370,024 and 740,048, with no remainder.

Since 740,048 cannot be divided by just 1 and 740,048, it is not a prime number.


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