Q: Is 741,044,724 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 741,044,724 is not a prime number.

Why is 741,044,724 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 741044724 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 21 28 42 84 8,821,961 17,643,922 26,465,883 35,287,844 52,931,766 61,753,727 105,863,532 123,507,454 185,261,181 247,014,908 370,522,362 and 741,044,724, with no remainder.

Since 741,044,724 cannot be divided by just 1 and 741,044,724, 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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