Q: Is 74,247,942 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 74,247,942 is not a prime number.

Why is 74,247,942 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 74247942 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 17 34 51 102 107 214 321 642 1,819 3,638 5,457 6,803 10,914 13,606 20,409 40,818 115,651 231,302 346,953 693,906 727,921 1,455,842 2,183,763 4,367,526 12,374,657 24,749,314 37,123,971 and 74,247,942, with no remainder.

Since 74,247,942 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,247,942, 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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