Q: Is 742,050,529 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 742,050,529 is not a prime number.

Why is 742,050,529 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 742050529 can be evenly divided by 1 11 19 121 209 2,299 322,771 3,550,481 6,132,649 39,055,291 67,459,139 and 742,050,529, with no remainder.

Since 742,050,529 cannot be divided by just 1 and 742,050,529, 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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