Q: Is 701,642,872 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 701,642,872 is not a prime number.

Why is 701,642,872 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 701642872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 28 56 12,529,337 25,058,674 50,117,348 87,705,359 100,234,696 175,410,718 350,821,436 and 701,642,872, with no remainder.

Since 701,642,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 701,642,872, 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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