Q: Is 721,340,705 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 721,340,705 is not a prime number.

Why is 721,340,705 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 721340705 can be evenly divided by 1 5 31 79 155 395 2,449 12,245 58,909 294,545 1,826,179 4,653,811 9,130,895 23,269,055 144,268,141 and 721,340,705, with no remainder.

Since 721,340,705 cannot be divided by just 1 and 721,340,705, 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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