Q: Is 74,072 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 74,072 is not a prime number.

Why is 74,072 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 74072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 47 94 188 197 376 394 788 1,576 9,259 18,518 37,036 and 74,072, with no remainder.

Since 74,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,072, it is not a prime number.


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