Q: Is 742,164 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 742,164 is not a prime number.

Why is 742,164 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 742164 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 23 46 69 92 138 276 2,689 5,378 8,067 10,756 16,134 32,268 61,847 123,694 185,541 247,388 371,082 and 742,164, with no remainder.

Since 742,164 cannot be divided by just 1 and 742,164, it is not a prime number.


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