Q: Is 40,034,242 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,034,242 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,034,242 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 40034242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 67 134 167 334 1,789 3,578 11,189 22,378 119,863 239,726 298,763 597,526 20,017,121 and 40,034,242, with no remainder.

Since 40,034,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,034,242, 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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