Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

Which of these is a prime number -

  1. 791

  2. 641

  3. 687

  4. 323

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B Correct answer
Explanation

A prime number is only divisible by 1 and itself. 641 is prime (not divisible by 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, or 23). 791 = 7×113, 687 = 3×229, and 323 = 17×19 are all composite.