Q: Is 74,035,431 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 74,035,431 is not a prime number.

Why is 74,035,431 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 74035431 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 139 417 1,251 3,753 19,727 59,181 177,543 532,629 2,742,053 8,226,159 24,678,477 and 74,035,431, with no remainder.

Since 74,035,431 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,035,431, 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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