Q: Is 74,724,387 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 74,724,387 is not a prime number.

Why is 74,724,387 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 74724387 can be evenly divided by 1 3 29 87 127 381 3,683 6,763 11,049 20,289 196,127 588,381 858,901 2,576,703 24,908,129 and 74,724,387, with no remainder.

Since 74,724,387 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,724,387, 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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