Q: Is 74,242,557 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 74,242,557 is not a prime number.

Why is 74,242,557 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 74242557 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 19 57 171 434,167 1,302,501 3,907,503 8,249,173 24,747,519 and 74,242,557, with no remainder.

Since 74,242,557 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,242,557, 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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