Q: Is 70,424,823 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 70,424,823 is not a prime number.

Why is 70,424,823 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 70424823 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 401 1,203 2,807 8,363 8,421 25,089 58,541 175,623 3,353,563 10,060,689 23,474,941 and 70,424,823, with no remainder.

Since 70,424,823 cannot be divided by just 1 and 70,424,823, 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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