Q: Is 701,216 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 701,216 is not a prime number.

Why is 701,216 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 701216 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 17 32 34 68 136 272 544 1,289 2,578 5,156 10,312 20,624 21,913 41,248 43,826 87,652 175,304 350,608 and 701,216, with no remainder.

Since 701,216 cannot be divided by just 1 and 701,216, it is not a prime number.


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