Q: Is 74,435,402 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 74,435,402 is not a prime number.

Why is 74,435,402 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 74435402 can be evenly divided by 1 2 29 31 58 62 899 1,798 41,399 82,798 1,200,571 1,283,369 2,401,142 2,566,738 37,217,701 and 74,435,402, with no remainder.

Since 74,435,402 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,435,402, 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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