Q: Is 742,148 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 742,148 is not a prime number.

Why is 742,148 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 742148 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 11 22 44 101 167 202 334 404 668 1,111 1,837 2,222 3,674 4,444 7,348 16,867 33,734 67,468 185,537 371,074 and 742,148, with no remainder.

Since 742,148 cannot be divided by just 1 and 742,148, it is not a prime number.


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