Q: Is 740,420 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 740,420 is not a prime number.

Why is 740,420 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 740420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 37,021 74,042 148,084 185,105 370,210 and 740,420, with no remainder.

Since 740,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 740,420, it is not a prime number.


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Number 740,418740,419740,421740,422
Prime? nononono
  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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