Q: Is 726,248,742 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 726,248,742 is not a prime number.

Why is 726,248,742 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 726248742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 19 38 57 114 6,370,603 12,741,206 19,111,809 38,223,618 121,041,457 242,082,914 363,124,371 and 726,248,742, with no remainder.

Since 726,248,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 726,248,742, 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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