Q: Is 742,221,370 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 742,221,370 is not a prime number.

Why is 742,221,370 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 742221370 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 11 22 55 110 6,747,467 13,494,934 33,737,335 67,474,670 74,222,137 148,444,274 371,110,685 and 742,221,370, with no remainder.

Since 742,221,370 cannot be divided by just 1 and 742,221,370, 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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