Q: Is 74,707,005 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 74,707,005 is not a prime number.

Why is 74,707,005 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 74707005 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 61 183 305 915 81,647 244,941 408,235 1,224,705 4,980,467 14,941,401 24,902,335 and 74,707,005, with no remainder.

Since 74,707,005 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,707,005, 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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