Q: Is 74,776,742 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 74,776,742 is not a prime number.

Why is 74,776,742 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 74776742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 19 38 43 86 817 1,634 45,763 91,526 869,497 1,738,994 1,967,809 3,935,618 37,388,371 and 74,776,742, with no remainder.

Since 74,776,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,776,742, 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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