Q: Is 74,704 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 74,704 is not a prime number.

Why is 74,704 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 74704 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 23 28 29 46 56 58 92 112 116 161 184 203 232 322 368 406 464 644 667 812 1,288 1,334 1,624 2,576 2,668 3,248 4,669 5,336 9,338 10,672 18,676 37,352 and 74,704, with no remainder.

Since 74,704 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,704, it is not a prime number.


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