Q: Is 40,031,504 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,031,504 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,031,504 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 40031504 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 71 131 142 262 269 284 524 538 568 1,048 1,076 1,136 2,096 2,152 4,304 9,301 18,602 19,099 35,239 37,204 38,198 70,478 74,408 76,396 140,956 148,816 152,792 281,912 305,584 563,824 2,501,969 5,003,938 10,007,876 20,015,752 and 40,031,504, with no remainder.

Since 40,031,504 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,031,504, 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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