Q: Is 74,642,761 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 74,642,761 is not a prime number.

Why is 74,642,761 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 74642761 can be evenly divided by 1 31 97 103 241 3,007 3,193 7,471 9,991 23,377 24,823 309,721 724,687 769,513 2,407,831 and 74,642,761, with no remainder.

Since 74,642,761 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,642,761, 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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