Q: Is 740,962 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 740,962 is not a prime number.

Why is 740,962 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 740962 can be evenly divided by 1 2 17 19 31 34 37 38 62 74 323 527 589 629 646 703 1,054 1,147 1,178 1,258 1,406 2,294 10,013 11,951 19,499 20,026 21,793 23,902 38,998 43,586 370,481 and 740,962, with no remainder.

Since 740,962 cannot be divided by just 1 and 740,962, 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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