Q: Is 731,238 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 731,238 is not a prime number.

Why is 731,238 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 731238 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 17 34 51 67 102 107 134 201 214 321 402 642 1,139 1,819 2,278 3,417 3,638 5,457 6,834 7,169 10,914 14,338 21,507 43,014 121,873 243,746 365,619 and 731,238, with no remainder.

Since 731,238 cannot be divided by just 1 and 731,238, 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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