Q: Is 74,942 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 74,942 is not a prime number.

Why is 74,942 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 74942 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 53 101 106 202 371 707 742 1,414 5,353 10,706 37,471 and 74,942, with no remainder.

Since 74,942 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,942, it is not a prime number.


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