Q: Is 742,841,062 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 742,841,062 is not a prime number.

Why is 742,841,062 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 742841062 can be evenly divided by 1 2 19 38 101 202 1,919 3,838 193,549 387,098 3,677,431 7,354,862 19,548,449 39,096,898 371,420,531 and 742,841,062, with no remainder.

Since 742,841,062 cannot be divided by just 1 and 742,841,062, 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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