Q: Is 742,994 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 742,994 is not a prime number.

Why is 742,994 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 742994 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 73 146 511 727 1,022 1,454 5,089 10,178 53,071 106,142 371,497 and 742,994, with no remainder.

Since 742,994 cannot be divided by just 1 and 742,994, it is not a prime number.


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