Q: Is 74,991 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 74,991 is not a prime number.

Why is 74,991 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 74991 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 3,571 10,713 24,997 and 74,991, with no remainder.

Since 74,991 cannot be divided by just 1 and 74,991, it is not a prime number.


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Number 74,98974,99074,99274,993
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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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