Q: Is 702,048,426 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 702,048,426 is not a prime number.

Why is 702,048,426 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 702048426 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 71 142 213 426 1,648,001 3,296,002 4,944,003 9,888,006 117,008,071 234,016,142 351,024,213 and 702,048,426, with no remainder.

Since 702,048,426 cannot be divided by just 1 and 702,048,426, 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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