Q: Is 74,272 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 74,272 is not a prime number.

Why is 74,272 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 74272 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 16 22 32 44 88 176 211 352 422 844 1,688 2,321 3,376 4,642 6,752 9,284 18,568 37,136 and 74,272, with no remainder.

Since 74,272 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,272, it is not a prime number.


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