Q: Is 74,501,572 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 74,501,572 is not a prime number.

Why is 74,501,572 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 74501572 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 37 74 148 503,389 1,006,778 2,013,556 18,625,393 37,250,786 and 74,501,572, with no remainder.

Since 74,501,572 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,501,572, 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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