Q: Is 742,825,332 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 742,825,332 is not a prime number.

Why is 742,825,332 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 742825332 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 20,634,037 41,268,074 61,902,111 82,536,148 123,804,222 185,706,333 247,608,444 371,412,666 and 742,825,332, with no remainder.

Since 742,825,332 cannot be divided by just 1 and 742,825,332, 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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