Q: Is 742,992 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 742,992 is not a prime number.

Why is 742,992 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 742992 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 23 24 46 48 69 92 138 184 276 368 552 673 1,104 1,346 2,019 2,692 4,038 5,384 8,076 10,768 15,479 16,152 30,958 32,304 46,437 61,916 92,874 123,832 185,748 247,664 371,496 and 742,992, with no remainder.

Since 742,992 cannot be divided by just 1 and 742,992, it is not a prime number.


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