Q: Is 74,700 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 74,700 is not a prime number.

Why is 74,700 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 74700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 30 36 45 50 60 75 83 90 100 150 166 180 225 249 300 332 415 450 498 747 830 900 996 1,245 1,494 1,660 2,075 2,490 2,988 3,735 4,150 4,980 6,225 7,470 8,300 12,450 14,940 18,675 24,900 37,350 and 74,700, with no remainder.

Since 74,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,700, it is not a prime number.


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