Q: Is 40,004,524 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,004,524 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,004,524 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 40004524 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 71 142 284 497 994 1,988 20,123 40,246 80,492 140,861 281,722 563,444 1,428,733 2,857,466 5,714,932 10,001,131 20,002,262 and 40,004,524, with no remainder.

Since 40,004,524 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,004,524, 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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