Q: Is 721,404,038 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 721,404,038 is not a prime number.

Why is 721,404,038 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 721404038 can be evenly divided by 1 2 31 62 359 718 11,129 22,258 32,411 64,822 1,004,741 2,009,482 11,635,549 23,271,098 360,702,019 and 721,404,038, with no remainder.

Since 721,404,038 cannot be divided by just 1 and 721,404,038, 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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