Q: Is 74,400 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 74,400 is not a prime number.

Why is 74,400 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 74400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 31 32 40 48 50 60 62 75 80 93 96 100 120 124 150 155 160 186 200 240 248 300 310 372 400 465 480 496 600 620 744 775 800 930 992 1,200 1,240 1,488 1,550 1,860 2,325 2,400 2,480 2,976 3,100 3,720 4,650 4,960 6,200 7,440 9,300 12,400 14,880 18,600 24,800 37,200 and 74,400, with no remainder.

Since 74,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,400, it is not a prime number.


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