Q: Is 743,131,602 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 743,131,602 is not a prime number.

Why is 743,131,602 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 743131602 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 977 1,954 2,931 5,862 8,793 17,586 42,257 84,514 126,771 253,542 380,313 760,626 41,285,089 82,570,178 123,855,267 247,710,534 371,565,801 and 743,131,602, with no remainder.

Since 743,131,602 cannot be divided by just 1 and 743,131,602, 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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