Q: Is 40,007,672 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,007,672 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,007,672 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 40007672 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 23 46 92 103 184 206 412 824 2,111 2,369 4,222 4,738 8,444 9,476 16,888 18,952 48,553 97,106 194,212 217,433 388,424 434,866 869,732 1,739,464 5,000,959 10,001,918 20,003,836 and 40,007,672, with no remainder.

Since 40,007,672 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,007,672, 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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