Q: Is 74,171,013 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 74,171,013 is not a prime number.

Why is 74,171,013 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 74171013 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 751 2,253 4,703 5,257 14,109 15,771 32,921 98,763 3,531,953 10,595,859 24,723,671 and 74,171,013, with no remainder.

Since 74,171,013 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,171,013, 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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