Q: Is 74,420 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 74,420 is not a prime number.

Why is 74,420 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 74420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 61 122 244 305 610 1,220 3,721 7,442 14,884 18,605 37,210 and 74,420, with no remainder.

Since 74,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,420, it is not a prime number.


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