Q: Is 747,999 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 747,999 is not a prime number.

Why is 747,999 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 747999 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 31 63 93 217 279 383 651 1,149 1,953 2,681 3,447 8,043 11,873 24,129 35,619 83,111 106,857 249,333 and 747,999, with no remainder.

Since 747,999 cannot be divided by just 1 and 747,999, 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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