Q: Is 723,987 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 723,987 is not a prime number.

Why is 723,987 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 723987 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 11 33 71 99 103 213 309 639 781 927 1,133 2,343 3,399 7,029 7,313 10,197 21,939 65,817 80,443 241,329 and 723,987, with no remainder.

Since 723,987 cannot be divided by just 1 and 723,987, 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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