Q: Is 749,972 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 749,972 is not a prime number.

Why is 749,972 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 749972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 17 34 41 68 82 164 269 538 697 1,076 1,394 2,788 4,573 9,146 11,029 18,292 22,058 44,116 187,493 374,986 and 749,972, with no remainder.

Since 749,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 749,972, 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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