Q: Is 742,145,022 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 742,145,022 is not a prime number.

Why is 742,145,022 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 742145022 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 31 62 93 186 279 558 1,330,009 2,660,018 3,990,027 7,980,054 11,970,081 23,940,162 41,230,279 82,460,558 123,690,837 247,381,674 371,072,511 and 742,145,022, with no remainder.

Since 742,145,022 cannot be divided by just 1 and 742,145,022, 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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