Q: Is 40,008,804 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,008,804 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,008,804 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 40008804 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 11 12 22 33 44 66 132 303,097 606,194 909,291 1,212,388 1,818,582 3,334,067 3,637,164 6,668,134 10,002,201 13,336,268 20,004,402 and 40,008,804, with no remainder.

Since 40,008,804 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,008,804, 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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