Q: Is 74,172,136 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 74,172,136 is not a prime number.

Why is 74,172,136 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 74172136 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 9,271,517 18,543,034 37,086,068 and 74,172,136, with no remainder.

Since 74,172,136 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,172,136, 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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