Q: Is 40,008,704 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,008,704 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,008,704 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 40008704 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 89 128 178 256 356 439 512 712 878 1,024 1,424 1,756 2,848 3,512 5,696 7,024 11,392 14,048 22,784 28,096 39,071 45,568 56,192 78,142 91,136 112,384 156,284 224,768 312,568 449,536 625,136 1,250,272 2,500,544 5,001,088 10,002,176 20,004,352 and 40,008,704, with no remainder.

Since 40,008,704 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,008,704, 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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