Q: Is 40,008,700 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,008,700 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,008,700 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 40008700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 50 100 400,087 800,174 1,600,348 2,000,435 4,000,870 8,001,740 10,002,175 20,004,350 and 40,008,700, with no remainder.

Since 40,008,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,008,700, 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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