Q: Is 74,994 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 74,994 is not a prime number.

Why is 74,994 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 74994 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 29 58 87 174 431 862 1,293 2,586 12,499 24,998 37,497 and 74,994, with no remainder.

Since 74,994 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,994, 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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