Q: Is 74,850 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 74,850 is not a prime number.

Why is 74,850 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 74850 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 25 30 50 75 150 499 998 1,497 2,495 2,994 4,990 7,485 12,475 14,970 24,950 37,425 and 74,850, with no remainder.

Since 74,850 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,850, 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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