Q: Is 74,239 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 74,239 is not a prime number.

Why is 74,239 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 74239 can be evenly divided by 1 11 17 187 397 4,367 6,749 and 74,239, with no remainder.

Since 74,239 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,239, it is not a prime number.


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