Q: Is 720,740,550 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 720,740,550 is not a prime number.

Why is 720,740,550 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 720740550 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 25 30 50 75 150 4,804,937 9,609,874 14,414,811 24,024,685 28,829,622 48,049,370 72,074,055 120,123,425 144,148,110 240,246,850 360,370,275 and 720,740,550, with no remainder.

Since 720,740,550 cannot be divided by just 1 and 720,740,550, 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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