Q: Is 742,772,085 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 742,772,085 is not a prime number.

Why is 742,772,085 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 742772085 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 11 15 33 55 165 4,501,649 13,504,947 22,508,245 49,518,139 67,524,735 148,554,417 247,590,695 and 742,772,085, with no remainder.

Since 742,772,085 cannot be divided by just 1 and 742,772,085, 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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