Q: Is 742,794 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 742,794 is not a prime number.

Why is 742,794 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 742794 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 26 39 78 89 107 178 214 267 321 534 642 1,157 1,391 2,314 2,782 3,471 4,173 6,942 8,346 9,523 19,046 28,569 57,138 123,799 247,598 371,397 and 742,794, with no remainder.

Since 742,794 cannot be divided by just 1 and 742,794, 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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