Q: Is 74,050,048 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 74,050,048 is not a prime number.

Why is 74,050,048 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 74050048 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 128 256 512 144,629 289,258 578,516 1,157,032 2,314,064 4,628,128 9,256,256 18,512,512 37,025,024 and 74,050,048, with no remainder.

Since 74,050,048 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,050,048, 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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