Q: Is 74,342,187 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 74,342,187 is not a prime number.

Why is 74,342,187 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 74342187 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 23 69 83 207 249 747 1,909 4,327 5,727 12,981 17,181 38,943 99,521 298,563 359,141 895,689 1,077,423 3,232,269 8,260,243 24,780,729 and 74,342,187, with no remainder.

Since 74,342,187 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,342,187, 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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