Q: Is 742,482 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 742,482 is not a prime number.

Why is 742,482 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 742482 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 13 18 19 26 38 39 57 78 114 117 167 171 234 247 334 342 494 501 741 1,002 1,482 1,503 2,171 2,223 3,006 3,173 4,342 4,446 6,346 6,513 9,519 13,026 19,038 19,539 28,557 39,078 41,249 57,114 82,498 123,747 247,494 371,241 and 742,482, with no remainder.

Since 742,482 cannot be divided by just 1 and 742,482, 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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