Q: Is 749,000 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 749,000 is not a prime number.

Why is 749,000 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 749000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 25 28 35 40 50 56 70 100 107 125 140 175 200 214 250 280 350 428 500 535 700 749 856 875 1,000 1,070 1,400 1,498 1,750 2,140 2,675 2,996 3,500 3,745 4,280 5,350 5,992 7,000 7,490 10,700 13,375 14,980 18,725 21,400 26,750 29,960 37,450 53,500 74,900 93,625 107,000 149,800 187,250 374,500 and 749,000, with no remainder.

Since 749,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 749,000, it is not a prime number.


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