Q: Is 76,540,742 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 76,540,742 is not a prime number.

Why is 76,540,742 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 76540742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 103 206 569 653 1,138 1,306 58,607 67,259 117,214 134,518 371,557 743,114 38,270,371 and 76,540,742, with no remainder.

Since 76,540,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 76,540,742, 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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