Q: Is 40,013,422 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,013,422 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,013,422 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 40013422 can be evenly divided by 1 2 23 46 359 718 2,423 4,846 8,257 16,514 55,729 111,458 869,857 1,739,714 20,006,711 and 40,013,422, with no remainder.

Since 40,013,422 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,013,422, 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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