Q: Is 742,490 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 742,490 is not a prime number.

Why is 742,490 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 742490 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 7 10 14 35 70 10,607 21,214 53,035 74,249 106,070 148,498 371,245 and 742,490, with no remainder.

Since 742,490 cannot be divided by just 1 and 742,490, 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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