Q: Is 760,142,746 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 760,142,746 is not a prime number.

Why is 760,142,746 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 760142746 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 1,987 3,974 17,389 21,857 34,778 43,714 191,279 382,558 34,551,943 69,103,886 380,071,373 and 760,142,746, with no remainder.

Since 760,142,746 cannot be divided by just 1 and 760,142,746, 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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