Q: Is 764,012,672 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 764,012,672 is not a prime number.

Why is 764,012,672 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 764012672 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 128 5,968,849 11,937,698 23,875,396 47,750,792 95,501,584 191,003,168 382,006,336 and 764,012,672, with no remainder.

Since 764,012,672 cannot be divided by just 1 and 764,012,672, 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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