Q: Is 701,642,878 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 701,642,878 is not a prime number.

Why is 701,642,878 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 701642878 can be evenly divided by 1 2 29 58 2,927 4,133 5,854 8,266 84,883 119,857 169,766 239,714 12,097,291 24,194,582 350,821,439 and 701,642,878, with no remainder.

Since 701,642,878 cannot be divided by just 1 and 701,642,878, 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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