Q: Is 742,476 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 742,476 is not a prime number.

Why is 742,476 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 742476 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 21 28 42 84 8,839 17,678 26,517 35,356 53,034 61,873 106,068 123,746 185,619 247,492 371,238 and 742,476, with no remainder.

Since 742,476 cannot be divided by just 1 and 742,476, 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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