Q: Is 742,014,031 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 742,014,031 is not a prime number.

Why is 742,014,031 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 742014031 can be evenly divided by 1 11 59 503 649 2,273 5,533 25,003 29,677 134,107 326,447 1,143,319 1,475,177 12,576,509 67,455,821 and 742,014,031, with no remainder.

Since 742,014,031 cannot be divided by just 1 and 742,014,031, 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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