Q: Is 74,008,827 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 74,008,827 is not a prime number.

Why is 74,008,827 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 74008827 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 719 2,157 6,471 11,437 34,311 102,933 8,223,203 24,669,609 and 74,008,827, with no remainder.

Since 74,008,827 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,008,827, 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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