Q: Is 742,478 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 742,478 is not a prime number.

Why is 742,478 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 742478 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 33,749 67,498 371,239 and 742,478, with no remainder.

Since 742,478 cannot be divided by just 1 and 742,478, it is not a prime number.


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Number 742,476742,477742,479742,480
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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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