Q: Is 743,472 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 743,472 is not a prime number.

Why is 743,472 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 743472 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 36 48 54 72 108 144 216 432 1,721 3,442 5,163 6,884 10,326 13,768 15,489 20,652 27,536 30,978 41,304 46,467 61,956 82,608 92,934 123,912 185,868 247,824 371,736 and 743,472, with no remainder.

Since 743,472 cannot be divided by just 1 and 743,472, 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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