Is 729 a prime number?
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Is 729 a prime or composite number?
Answer
Number 729 is not a Prime
729 = 3⁶
729 has 7 divisors — 1, 3, 9, 27, 81, 243 and 729; a prime has exactly two: 1 and itself. It is a perfect square.
Primes up to √729
27² = 729 ≤ 729 < 784 = 28², so it is enough to try primes up to 27
- ÷2 does not divide
- ÷3 divides
729 ÷ 3 = 243 — 3 divides 729, so 729 is composite
Nearest primes: 727 and 733
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