Q: Is 70,742,261 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 70,742,261 is not a prime number.

Why is 70,742,261 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 70742261 can be evenly divided by 1 37 41 1,517 46,633 1,725,421 1,911,953 and 70,742,261, with no remainder.

Since 70,742,261 cannot be divided by just 1 and 70,742,261, 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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