Q: Is 742,668 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 742,668 is not a prime number.

Why is 742,668 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 742668 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 199 311 398 597 622 796 933 1,194 1,244 1,866 2,388 3,732 61,889 123,778 185,667 247,556 371,334 and 742,668, with no remainder.

Since 742,668 cannot be divided by just 1 and 742,668, 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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