Q: Is 742,424 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 742,424 is not a prime number.

Why is 742,424 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 742424 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 17 34 53 68 103 106 136 206 212 412 424 824 901 1,751 1,802 3,502 3,604 5,459 7,004 7,208 10,918 14,008 21,836 43,672 92,803 185,606 371,212 and 742,424, with no remainder.

Since 742,424 cannot be divided by just 1 and 742,424, it is not a prime number.


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