Q: Is 742,072 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 742,072 is not a prime number.

Why is 742,072 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 742072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 23 37 46 74 92 109 148 184 218 296 436 851 872 1,702 2,507 3,404 4,033 5,014 6,808 8,066 10,028 16,132 20,056 32,264 92,759 185,518 371,036 and 742,072, with no remainder.

Since 742,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 742,072, it is not a prime number.


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