Q: Is 40,022,870 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,022,870 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,022,870 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 40022870 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 241 482 1,205 2,410 16,607 33,214 83,035 166,070 4,002,287 8,004,574 20,011,435 and 40,022,870, with no remainder.

Since 40,022,870 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,022,870, 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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