Q: Is 74,724 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 74,724 is not a prime number.

Why is 74,724 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 74724 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 13 26 39 52 78 156 479 958 1,437 1,916 2,874 5,748 6,227 12,454 18,681 24,908 37,362 and 74,724, with no remainder.

Since 74,724 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,724, it is not a prime number.


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