Q: Is 74,370,342 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 74,370,342 is not a prime number.

Why is 74,370,342 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 74370342 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 17 34 51 53 102 106 159 318 901 1,802 2,703 5,406 13,757 27,514 41,271 82,542 233,869 467,738 701,607 729,121 1,403,214 1,458,242 2,187,363 4,374,726 12,395,057 24,790,114 37,185,171 and 74,370,342, with no remainder.

Since 74,370,342 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,370,342, 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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