Q: Is 74,497 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 74,497 is not a prime number.

Why is 74,497 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 74497 can be evenly divided by 1 23 41 79 943 1,817 3,239 and 74,497, with no remainder.

Since 74,497 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,497, it is not a prime number.


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Number 74,49574,49674,49874,499
Prime? nononono
  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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