Q: Is 741,431,720 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 741,431,720 is not a prime number.

Why is 741,431,720 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 741431720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 18,535,793 37,071,586 74,143,172 92,678,965 148,286,344 185,357,930 370,715,860 and 741,431,720, with no remainder.

Since 741,431,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 741,431,720, 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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