Q: Is 724,234,722 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 724,234,722 is not a prime number.

Why is 724,234,722 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 724234722 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 509 1,018 1,527 3,054 237,143 474,286 711,429 1,422,858 120,705,787 241,411,574 362,117,361 and 724,234,722, with no remainder.

Since 724,234,722 cannot be divided by just 1 and 724,234,722, 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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