Q: Is 742,100 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 742,100 is not a prime number.

Why is 742,100 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 742100 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 41 50 82 100 164 181 205 362 410 724 820 905 1,025 1,810 2,050 3,620 4,100 4,525 7,421 9,050 14,842 18,100 29,684 37,105 74,210 148,420 185,525 371,050 and 742,100, with no remainder.

Since 742,100 cannot be divided by just 1 and 742,100, it is not a prime number.


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