Q: Is 74,240,577 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 74,240,577 is not a prime number.

Why is 74,240,577 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 74240577 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 227 681 2,043 6,129 12,113 36,339 109,017 327,051 2,749,651 8,248,953 24,746,859 and 74,240,577, with no remainder.

Since 74,240,577 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,240,577, 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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