Q: Is 721,145,228 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 721,145,228 is not a prime number.

Why is 721,145,228 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 721145228 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 19 38 41 76 82 164 779 1,558 3,116 231,433 462,866 925,732 4,397,227 8,794,454 9,488,753 17,588,908 18,977,506 37,955,012 180,286,307 360,572,614 and 721,145,228, with no remainder.

Since 721,145,228 cannot be divided by just 1 and 721,145,228, 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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