Q: Is 74,443,944 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 74,443,944 is not a prime number.

Why is 74,443,944 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 74443944 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 3,101,831 6,203,662 9,305,493 12,407,324 18,610,986 24,814,648 37,221,972 and 74,443,944, with no remainder.

Since 74,443,944 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,443,944, 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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