Q: Is 742,753,624 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 742,753,624 is not a prime number.

Why is 742,753,624 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 742753624 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 19 38 76 152 4,886,537 9,773,074 19,546,148 39,092,296 92,844,203 185,688,406 371,376,812 and 742,753,624, with no remainder.

Since 742,753,624 cannot be divided by just 1 and 742,753,624, 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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