Q: Is 742,504 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 742,504 is not a prime number.

Why is 742,504 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 742504 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 28 56 13,259 26,518 53,036 92,813 106,072 185,626 371,252 and 742,504, with no remainder.

Since 742,504 cannot be divided by just 1 and 742,504, 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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