Q: Is 74,538 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 74,538 is not a prime number.

Why is 74,538 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 74538 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 41 82 101 123 202 246 303 369 606 738 909 1,818 4,141 8,282 12,423 24,846 37,269 and 74,538, with no remainder.

Since 74,538 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,538, 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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