Q: Is 741,208,017 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 741,208,017 is not a prime number.

Why is 741,208,017 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 741208017 can be evenly divided by 1 3 11 33 3,559 6,311 10,677 18,933 39,149 69,421 117,447 208,263 22,460,849 67,382,547 247,069,339 and 741,208,017, with no remainder.

Since 741,208,017 cannot be divided by just 1 and 741,208,017, 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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