Q: Is 40,006,700 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,006,700 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,006,700 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 40006700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 50 100 400,067 800,134 1,600,268 2,000,335 4,000,670 8,001,340 10,001,675 20,003,350 and 40,006,700, with no remainder.

Since 40,006,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,006,700, 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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