Q: Is 704,728,172 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 704,728,172 is not a prime number.

Why is 704,728,172 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 704728172 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 41 82 164 1,019 2,038 4,076 4,217 8,434 16,868 41,779 83,558 167,116 172,897 345,794 691,588 4,297,123 8,594,246 17,188,492 176,182,043 352,364,086 and 704,728,172, with no remainder.

Since 704,728,172 cannot be divided by just 1 and 704,728,172, 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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