Q: Is 400,040,020 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 400,040,020 is not a prime number.

Why is 400,040,020 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 400040020 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 197 394 788 985 1,970 3,940 101,533 203,066 406,132 507,665 1,015,330 2,030,660 20,002,001 40,004,002 80,008,004 100,010,005 200,020,010 and 400,040,020, with no remainder.

Since 400,040,020 cannot be divided by just 1 and 400,040,020, 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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