Q: Is 761,742 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 761,742 is not a prime number.

Why is 761,742 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 761742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 101 202 303 419 606 838 909 1,257 1,818 2,514 3,771 7,542 42,319 84,638 126,957 253,914 380,871 and 761,742, with no remainder.

Since 761,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 761,742, 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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