Q: Is 74,012,642 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 74,012,642 is not a prime number.

Why is 74,012,642 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 74012642 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 61 122 131 262 421 671 842 1,342 1,441 2,882 4,631 7,991 9,262 15,982 25,681 51,362 55,151 87,901 110,302 175,802 282,491 564,982 606,661 1,213,322 3,364,211 6,728,422 37,006,321 and 74,012,642, with no remainder.

Since 74,012,642 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,012,642, 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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