Q: Is 740,490 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 740,490 is not a prime number.

Why is 740,490 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 740490 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 30 24,683 49,366 74,049 123,415 148,098 246,830 370,245 and 740,490, with no remainder.

Since 740,490 cannot be divided by just 1 and 740,490, 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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