Q: Is 740,528 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 740,528 is not a prime number.

Why is 740,528 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 740528 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 31 62 124 248 496 1,493 2,986 5,972 11,944 23,888 46,283 92,566 185,132 370,264 and 740,528, with no remainder.

Since 740,528 cannot be divided by just 1 and 740,528, 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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