Q: Is 40,003,710 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,003,710 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,003,710 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 40003710 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 30 1,333,457 2,666,914 4,000,371 6,667,285 8,000,742 13,334,570 20,001,855 and 40,003,710, with no remainder.

Since 40,003,710 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,003,710, 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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