Q: Is 74,462,138 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 74,462,138 is not a prime number.

Why is 74,462,138 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 74462138 can be evenly divided by 1 2 53 106 263 526 2,671 5,342 13,939 27,878 141,563 283,126 702,473 1,404,946 37,231,069 and 74,462,138, with no remainder.

Since 74,462,138 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,462,138, 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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