Q: Is 74,520,942 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 74,520,942 is not a prime number.

Why is 74,520,942 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 74520942 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 191 382 573 1,146 65,027 130,054 195,081 390,162 12,420,157 24,840,314 37,260,471 and 74,520,942, with no remainder.

Since 74,520,942 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,520,942, 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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