Q: Is 742,830,388 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 742,830,388 is not a prime number.

Why is 742,830,388 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 742830388 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 3,259 6,518 13,036 56,983 113,966 227,932 185,707,597 371,415,194 and 742,830,388, with no remainder.

Since 742,830,388 cannot be divided by just 1 and 742,830,388, 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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