Q: Is 74,575,971 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 74,575,971 is not a prime number.

Why is 74,575,971 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 74575971 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 81 243 729 102,299 306,897 920,691 2,762,073 8,286,219 24,858,657 and 74,575,971, with no remainder.

Since 74,575,971 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,575,971, 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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