Q: Is 740,118 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 740,118 is not a prime number.

Why is 740,118 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 740118 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 293 421 586 842 879 1,263 1,758 2,526 123,353 246,706 370,059 and 740,118, with no remainder.

Since 740,118 cannot be divided by just 1 and 740,118, 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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