Q: Is 721,146,428 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 721,146,428 is not a prime number.

Why is 721,146,428 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 721146428 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 31 37 62 74 124 148 1,147 2,294 4,588 157,181 314,362 628,724 4,872,611 5,815,697 9,745,222 11,631,394 19,490,444 23,262,788 180,286,607 360,573,214 and 721,146,428, with no remainder.

Since 721,146,428 cannot be divided by just 1 and 721,146,428, 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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