Q: Is 74,429,268 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 74,429,268 is not a prime number.

Why is 74,429,268 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 74429268 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 41 82 123 164 246 492 151,279 302,558 453,837 605,116 907,674 1,815,348 6,202,439 12,404,878 18,607,317 24,809,756 37,214,634 and 74,429,268, with no remainder.

Since 74,429,268 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,429,268, 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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