Q: Is 11,704,789 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 11,704,789 is not a prime number.

Why is 11,704,789 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 11704789 can be evenly divided by 1 17 101 289 401 1,717 6,817 29,189 40,501 115,889 688,517 and 11,704,789, with no remainder.

Since 11,704,789 cannot be divided by just 1 and 11,704,789, it is not a prime number.


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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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