Q: Is 74,037,752 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 74,037,752 is not a prime number.

Why is 74,037,752 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 74037752 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 1,867 3,734 4,957 7,468 9,914 14,936 19,828 39,656 9,254,719 18,509,438 37,018,876 and 74,037,752, with no remainder.

Since 74,037,752 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,037,752, 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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