Q: Is 74,180,427 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 74,180,427 is not a prime number.

Why is 74,180,427 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 74180427 can be evenly divided by 1 3 19 31 57 93 589 1,767 41,981 125,943 797,639 1,301,411 2,392,917 3,904,233 24,726,809 and 74,180,427, with no remainder.

Since 74,180,427 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,180,427, 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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