Q: Is 742,337,074 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 742,337,074 is not a prime number.

Why is 742,337,074 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 742337074 can be evenly divided by 1 2 89 178 4,170,433 8,340,866 371,168,537 and 742,337,074, with no remainder.

Since 742,337,074 cannot be divided by just 1 and 742,337,074, 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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