Q: Is 999,074 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 999,074 is not a prime number.

Why is 999,074 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 999074 can be evenly divided by 1 2 23 37 46 74 587 851 1,174 1,702 13,501 21,719 27,002 43,438 499,537 and 999,074, with no remainder.

Since 999,074 cannot be divided by just 1 and 999,074, 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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