Q: Is 742,516 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 742,516 is not a prime number.

Why is 742,516 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 742516 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 29 37 58 74 116 148 173 346 692 1,073 2,146 4,292 5,017 6,401 10,034 12,802 20,068 25,604 185,629 371,258 and 742,516, with no remainder.

Since 742,516 cannot be divided by just 1 and 742,516, 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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