Q: Is 742,247,572 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 742,247,572 is not a prime number.

Why is 742,247,572 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 742247572 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 11 22 44 131 262 524 983 1,441 1,966 2,882 3,932 5,764 10,813 17,161 21,626 34,322 43,252 68,644 128,773 188,771 257,546 377,542 515,092 755,084 1,416,503 2,833,006 5,666,012 16,869,263 33,738,526 67,477,052 185,561,893 371,123,786 and 742,247,572, with no remainder.

Since 742,247,572 cannot be divided by just 1 and 742,247,572, 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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