Q: Is 40,040,574 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,040,574 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,040,574 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 40040574 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 953,347 1,906,694 2,860,041 5,720,082 6,673,429 13,346,858 20,020,287 and 40,040,574, with no remainder.

Since 40,040,574 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,040,574, 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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