Q: Is 708,214,509 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 708,214,509 is not a prime number.

Why is 708,214,509 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 708214509 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 17 27 51 81 153 243 459 1,377 4,131 171,439 514,317 1,542,951 2,914,463 4,628,853 8,743,389 13,886,559 26,230,167 41,659,677 78,690,501 236,071,503 and 708,214,509, with no remainder.

Since 708,214,509 cannot be divided by just 1 and 708,214,509, 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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