Q: Is 871,672,749 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 871,672,749 is not a prime number.

Why is 871,672,749 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 871672749 can be evenly divided by 1 3 29 87 97 291 2,813 8,439 103,291 309,873 2,995,439 8,986,317 10,019,227 30,057,681 290,557,583 and 871,672,749, with no remainder.

Since 871,672,749 cannot be divided by just 1 and 871,672,749, 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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