Q: Is 74,988 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 74,988 is not a prime number.

Why is 74,988 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 74988 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 2,083 4,166 6,249 8,332 12,498 18,747 24,996 37,494 and 74,988, with no remainder.

Since 74,988 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,988, it is not a prime number.


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