Q: Is 74,517,048 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 74,517,048 is not a prime number.

Why is 74,517,048 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 74517048 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 36 72 1,034,959 2,069,918 3,104,877 4,139,836 6,209,754 8,279,672 9,314,631 12,419,508 18,629,262 24,839,016 37,258,524 and 74,517,048, with no remainder.

Since 74,517,048 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,517,048, 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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