Q: Is 731,344,748 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 731,344,748 is not a prime number.

Why is 731,344,748 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 731344748 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 359 718 1,436 509,293 1,018,586 2,037,172 182,836,187 365,672,374 and 731,344,748, with no remainder.

Since 731,344,748 cannot be divided by just 1 and 731,344,748, 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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