Q: Is 74,500 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 74,500 is not a prime number.

Why is 74,500 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 74500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 50 100 125 149 250 298 500 596 745 1,490 2,980 3,725 7,450 14,900 18,625 37,250 and 74,500, with no remainder.

Since 74,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,500, it is not a prime number.


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