Q: Is 687,071,241 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 687,071,241 is not a prime number.

Why is 687,071,241 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 687071241 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 37 81 111 333 999 2,997 229,253 687,759 2,063,277 6,189,831 8,482,361 18,569,493 25,447,083 76,341,249 229,023,747 and 687,071,241, with no remainder.

Since 687,071,241 cannot be divided by just 1 and 687,071,241, 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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