Q: Is 74,940 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 74,940 is not a prime number.

Why is 74,940 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 74940 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 30 60 1,249 2,498 3,747 4,996 6,245 7,494 12,490 14,988 18,735 24,980 37,470 and 74,940, with no remainder.

Since 74,940 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,940, it is not a prime number.


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