Q: Is 720,740,824 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 720,740,824 is not a prime number.

Why is 720,740,824 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 720740824 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 31 62 124 248 2,906,213 5,812,426 11,624,852 23,249,704 90,092,603 180,185,206 360,370,412 and 720,740,824, with no remainder.

Since 720,740,824 cannot be divided by just 1 and 720,740,824, 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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