Q: Is 711,637,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 711,637,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 711,637,042 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 711637042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 53 106 311 622 16,483 21,587 32,966 43,174 1,144,111 2,288,222 6,713,557 13,427,114 355,818,521 and 711,637,042, with no remainder.

Since 711,637,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 711,637,042, 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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