Q: Is 744,740 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 744,740 is not a prime number.

Why is 744,740 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 744740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 23 46 92 115 230 460 1,619 3,238 6,476 8,095 16,190 32,380 37,237 74,474 148,948 186,185 372,370 and 744,740, with no remainder.

Since 744,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 744,740, it is not a prime number.


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