Q: Is 742,635,704 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 742,635,704 is not a prime number.

Why is 742,635,704 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 742635704 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 349 698 1,396 2,792 265,987 531,974 1,063,948 2,127,896 92,829,463 185,658,926 371,317,852 and 742,635,704, with no remainder.

Since 742,635,704 cannot be divided by just 1 and 742,635,704, 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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