Q: Is 688,854,520 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 688,854,520 is not a prime number.

Why is 688,854,520 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 688854520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 17,221,363 34,442,726 68,885,452 86,106,815 137,770,904 172,213,630 344,427,260 and 688,854,520, with no remainder.

Since 688,854,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 688,854,520, 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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