Q: Is 742,043,150 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 742,043,150 is not a prime number.

Why is 742,043,150 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 742043150 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 25 50 1,489 2,978 7,445 9,967 14,890 19,934 37,225 49,835 74,450 99,670 249,175 498,350 14,840,863 29,681,726 74,204,315 148,408,630 371,021,575 and 742,043,150, with no remainder.

Since 742,043,150 cannot be divided by just 1 and 742,043,150, 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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