Q: Is 742,034,022 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 742,034,022 is not a prime number.

Why is 742,034,022 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 742034022 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 173 346 519 1,038 714,869 1,429,738 2,144,607 4,289,214 123,672,337 247,344,674 371,017,011 and 742,034,022, with no remainder.

Since 742,034,022 cannot be divided by just 1 and 742,034,022, 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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