Q: Is 40,002,036 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,002,036 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,002,036 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 40002036 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 281 562 843 1,124 1,686 3,372 11,863 23,726 35,589 47,452 71,178 142,356 3,333,503 6,667,006 10,000,509 13,334,012 20,001,018 and 40,002,036, with no remainder.

Since 40,002,036 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,002,036, 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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