Q: Is 742,544 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 742,544 is not a prime number.

Why is 742,544 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 742544 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 16 22 44 88 176 4,219 8,438 16,876 33,752 46,409 67,504 92,818 185,636 371,272 and 742,544, with no remainder.

Since 742,544 cannot be divided by just 1 and 742,544, 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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