Q: Is 74,970 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 74,970 is not a prime number.

Why is 74,970 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 74970 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 10 14 15 17 18 21 30 34 35 42 45 49 51 63 70 85 90 98 102 105 119 126 147 153 170 210 238 245 255 294 306 315 357 441 490 510 595 630 714 735 765 833 882 1,071 1,190 1,470 1,530 1,666 1,785 2,142 2,205 2,499 3,570 4,165 4,410 4,998 5,355 7,497 8,330 10,710 12,495 14,994 24,990 37,485 and 74,970, with no remainder.

Since 74,970 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,970, it is not a prime number.


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