Q: Is 74,260 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 74,260 is not a prime number.

Why is 74,260 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 74260 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 47 79 94 158 188 235 316 395 470 790 940 1,580 3,713 7,426 14,852 18,565 37,130 and 74,260, with no remainder.

Since 74,260 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,260, 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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