Q: Is 701,408,729 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 701,408,729 is not a prime number.

Why is 701,408,729 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 701408729 can be evenly divided by 1 7 17 67 119 469 1,139 7,973 87,973 615,811 1,495,541 5,894,191 10,468,787 41,259,337 100,201,247 and 701,408,729, with no remainder.

Since 701,408,729 cannot be divided by just 1 and 701,408,729, 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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