Q: Is 742,332,742 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 742,332,742 is not a prime number.

Why is 742,332,742 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 742332742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 103 206 311 622 11,587 23,174 32,033 64,066 1,193,461 2,386,922 3,603,557 7,207,114 371,166,371 and 742,332,742, with no remainder.

Since 742,332,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 742,332,742, 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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