Q: Is 10,400,008 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 10,400,008 is not a prime number.

Why is 10,400,008 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 10400008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 67 134 268 536 19,403 38,806 77,612 155,224 1,300,001 2,600,002 5,200,004 and 10,400,008, with no remainder.

Since 10,400,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 10,400,008, 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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