Q: Is 73,900 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 73,900 is not a prime number.

Why is 73,900 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 73900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 50 100 739 1,478 2,956 3,695 7,390 14,780 18,475 36,950 and 73,900, with no remainder.

Since 73,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 73,900, it is not a prime number.


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