Q: Is 731,073,002 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 731,073,002 is not a prime number.

Why is 731,073,002 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 731073002 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 139 278 1,529 3,058 239,069 478,138 2,629,759 5,259,518 33,230,591 66,461,182 365,536,501 and 731,073,002, with no remainder.

Since 731,073,002 cannot be divided by just 1 and 731,073,002, 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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