Q: Is 40,004,248 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,004,248 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,004,248 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 40004248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 761 1,522 3,044 6,088 6,571 13,142 26,284 52,568 5,000,531 10,001,062 20,002,124 and 40,004,248, with no remainder.

Since 40,004,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,004,248, 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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