Q: Is 74,247,939 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 74,247,939 is not a prime number.

Why is 74,247,939 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 74247939 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 431 1,293 3,879 19,141 57,423 172,269 8,249,771 24,749,313 and 74,247,939, with no remainder.

Since 74,247,939 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,247,939, 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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