Q: Is 74,701,071 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 74,701,071 is not a prime number.

Why is 74,701,071 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 74701071 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 29 87 157 261 471 1,413 1,823 4,553 5,469 13,659 16,407 40,977 52,867 158,601 286,211 475,803 858,633 2,575,899 8,300,119 24,900,357 and 74,701,071, with no remainder.

Since 74,701,071 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,701,071, 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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