Q: Is 741,252,474 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 741,252,474 is not a prime number.

Why is 741,252,474 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 741252474 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 137 274 411 822 1,233 2,466 300,589 601,178 901,767 1,803,534 2,705,301 5,410,602 41,180,693 82,361,386 123,542,079 247,084,158 370,626,237 and 741,252,474, with no remainder.

Since 741,252,474 cannot be divided by just 1 and 741,252,474, 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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