Q: Is 742,662 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 742,662 is not a prime number.

Why is 742,662 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 742662 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 17 18 27 34 51 54 102 153 306 459 809 918 1,618 2,427 4,854 7,281 13,753 14,562 21,843 27,506 41,259 43,686 82,518 123,777 247,554 371,331 and 742,662, with no remainder.

Since 742,662 cannot be divided by just 1 and 742,662, it is not a prime number.


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