Q: Is 74,011,272 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 74,011,272 is not a prime number.

Why is 74,011,272 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 74011272 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 3,083,803 6,167,606 9,251,409 12,335,212 18,502,818 24,670,424 37,005,636 and 74,011,272, with no remainder.

Since 74,011,272 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,011,272, 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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