Q: Is 75,071,242 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 75,071,242 is not a prime number.

Why is 75,071,242 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 75071242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 19 38 257 514 4,883 7,687 9,766 15,374 146,053 292,106 1,975,559 3,951,118 37,535,621 and 75,071,242, with no remainder.

Since 75,071,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 75,071,242, 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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