Q: Is 74,888 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 74,888 is not a prime number.

Why is 74,888 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 74888 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 22 23 37 44 46 74 88 92 148 184 253 296 407 506 814 851 1,012 1,628 1,702 2,024 3,256 3,404 6,808 9,361 18,722 37,444 and 74,888, with no remainder.

Since 74,888 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,888, it is not a prime number.


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