Q: Is 712,426,508 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 712,426,508 is not a prime number.

Why is 712,426,508 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 712426508 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 19 38 76 9,374,033 18,748,066 37,496,132 178,106,627 356,213,254 and 712,426,508, with no remainder.

Since 712,426,508 cannot be divided by just 1 and 712,426,508, 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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