Q: Is 704,872 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 704,872 is not a prime number.

Why is 704,872 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 704872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 28 41 56 82 164 287 307 328 574 614 1,148 1,228 2,149 2,296 2,456 4,298 8,596 12,587 17,192 25,174 50,348 88,109 100,696 176,218 352,436 and 704,872, with no remainder.

Since 704,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 704,872, 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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