Q: Is 725,816,721 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 725,816,721 is not a prime number.

Why is 725,816,721 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 725816721 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 109 327 763 2,289 317,089 951,267 2,219,623 6,658,869 34,562,701 103,688,103 241,938,907 and 725,816,721, with no remainder.

Since 725,816,721 cannot be divided by just 1 and 725,816,721, 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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