Q: Is 74,701,074 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 74,701,074 is not a prime number.

Why is 74,701,074 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 74701074 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 1,778,597 3,557,194 5,335,791 10,671,582 12,450,179 24,900,358 37,350,537 and 74,701,074, with no remainder.

Since 74,701,074 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,701,074, 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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