Q: Is 701,642,879 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 701,642,879 is not a prime number.

Why is 701,642,879 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 701642879 can be evenly divided by 1 7 1,423 9,961 70,439 493,073 100,234,697 and 701,642,879, with no remainder.

Since 701,642,879 cannot be divided by just 1 and 701,642,879, 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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