Q: Is 742,736 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 742,736 is not a prime number.

Why is 742,736 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 742736 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 61 122 244 488 761 976 1,522 3,044 6,088 12,176 46,421 92,842 185,684 371,368 and 742,736, with no remainder.

Since 742,736 cannot be divided by just 1 and 742,736, it is not a prime number.


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