Q: Is 70,738,724 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 70,738,724 is not a prime number.

Why is 70,738,724 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 70738724 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 2,526,383 5,052,766 10,105,532 17,684,681 35,369,362 and 70,738,724, with no remainder.

Since 70,738,724 cannot be divided by just 1 and 70,738,724, 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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