Q: Is 747,145,642 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 747,145,642 is not a prime number.

Why is 747,145,642 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 747145642 can be evenly divided by 1 2 167 179 334 358 12,497 24,994 29,893 59,786 2,086,999 2,236,963 4,173,998 4,473,926 373,572,821 and 747,145,642, with no remainder.

Since 747,145,642 cannot be divided by just 1 and 747,145,642, 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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