Q: Is 743,247,387 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 743,247,387 is not a prime number.

Why is 743,247,387 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 743247387 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 503 1,509 4,527 13,581 54,727 164,181 492,543 1,477,629 27,527,681 82,583,043 247,749,129 and 743,247,387, with no remainder.

Since 743,247,387 cannot be divided by just 1 and 743,247,387, 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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