Q: Is 742,046,322 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 742,046,322 is not a prime number.

Why is 742,046,322 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 742046322 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 37 53 74 106 111 159 222 318 1,961 3,922 5,883 11,766 63,067 126,134 189,201 378,402 2,333,479 3,342,551 4,666,958 6,685,102 7,000,437 10,027,653 14,000,874 20,055,306 123,674,387 247,348,774 371,023,161 and 742,046,322, with no remainder.

Since 742,046,322 cannot be divided by just 1 and 742,046,322, 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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