Q: Is 742,120 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 742,120 is not a prime number.

Why is 742,120 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 742120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 18,553 37,106 74,212 92,765 148,424 185,530 371,060 and 742,120, with no remainder.

Since 742,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 742,120, it is not a prime number.


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