Q: Is 74,426 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 74,426 is not a prime number.

Why is 74,426 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 74426 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 17 22 34 187 199 374 398 2,189 3,383 4,378 6,766 37,213 and 74,426, with no remainder.

Since 74,426 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,426, 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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