Q: Is 40,002,304 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,002,304 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,002,304 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 40002304 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 128 256 156,259 312,518 625,036 1,250,072 2,500,144 5,000,288 10,000,576 20,001,152 and 40,002,304, with no remainder.

Since 40,002,304 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,002,304, 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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