Q: Is 74,249,763 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 74,249,763 is not a prime number.

Why is 74,249,763 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 74249763 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 89 267 623 1,869 39,727 119,181 278,089 834,267 3,535,703 10,607,109 24,749,921 and 74,249,763, with no remainder.

Since 74,249,763 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,249,763, 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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