Q: Is 40,040,572 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,040,572 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,040,572 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 40040572 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 11 13 22 26 44 52 143 286 572 70,001 140,002 280,004 770,011 910,013 1,540,022 1,820,026 3,080,044 3,640,052 10,010,143 20,020,286 and 40,040,572, with no remainder.

Since 40,040,572 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,040,572, 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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