Q: Is 724,578,745 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 724,578,745 is not a prime number.

Why is 724,578,745 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 724578745 can be evenly divided by 1 5 11 55 293 1,465 3,223 16,115 44,963 224,815 494,593 2,472,965 13,174,159 65,870,795 144,915,749 and 724,578,745, with no remainder.

Since 724,578,745 cannot be divided by just 1 and 724,578,745, 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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