How to avoid doing unnecessary computation when looking for a matrix determinant

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I was given this simple exercise, compute the determinant:

$$ det\begin{bmatrix} 1 & 4 & 5 \\ 2 & 4 & 6 \\ 3 & 4 & 7 \\ \end{bmatrix} $$

it turns out to be zero, but I was wondering if there is something I could have noticed before doing any computation, and realise the determinant was zero.

if there is, what should one pay attention to, to know beforehand whether the determinant is zero?

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If you add the 1st and the 2nd column you get the 3rd