Q: Is 40,029,700 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,029,700 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,029,700 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 40029700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 50 100 400,297 800,594 1,601,188 2,001,485 4,002,970 8,005,940 10,007,425 20,014,850 and 40,029,700, with no remainder.

Since 40,029,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,029,700, 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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