Q: Is 40,008,768 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,008,768 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,008,768 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 40008768 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 48 64 96 192 208,379 416,758 625,137 833,516 1,250,274 1,667,032 2,500,548 3,334,064 5,001,096 6,668,128 10,002,192 13,336,256 20,004,384 and 40,008,768, with no remainder.

Since 40,008,768 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,008,768, 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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