Q: Is 741,165,608 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 741,165,608 is not a prime number.

Why is 741,165,608 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 741165608 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 31 62 124 248 2,988,571 5,977,142 11,954,284 23,908,568 92,645,701 185,291,402 370,582,804 and 741,165,608, with no remainder.

Since 741,165,608 cannot be divided by just 1 and 741,165,608, 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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