Q: Is 720,201,243 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 720,201,243 is not a prime number.

Why is 720,201,243 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 720201243 can be evenly divided by 1 3 17 51 383 1,149 6,511 19,533 36,871 110,613 626,807 1,880,421 14,121,593 42,364,779 240,067,081 and 720,201,243, with no remainder.

Since 720,201,243 cannot be divided by just 1 and 720,201,243, 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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