No It is not a Prime number. There are two ways you can tell its not prime.
First of all, their is only one even number that is prime, and the number would be 2.
Second, 74 is a composite number, therefor it cannot be prime.
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74 is not a prime number. See the related question below.
The prime factors of 53 are 1 and 53, as 53 is a prime number itself. The prime factors of 74 are 1, 2, 37, and 74. Prime numbers are numbers greater than 1 that have no positive divisors other than 1 and themselves.
1, 2, 37, and 74
2 x 37 = 74
79 and 83