Q: Is 728,540 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 728,540 is not a prime number.

Why is 728,540 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 728540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 73 146 292 365 499 730 998 1,460 1,996 2,495 4,990 9,980 36,427 72,854 145,708 182,135 364,270 and 728,540, with no remainder.

Since 728,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 728,540, 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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