Q: Is 760,126,742 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 760,126,742 is not a prime number.

Why is 760,126,742 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 760126742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 37 53 74 106 1,961 3,922 193,811 387,622 7,171,007 10,271,983 14,342,014 20,543,966 380,063,371 and 760,126,742, with no remainder.

Since 760,126,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 760,126,742, 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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