Q: Is 40,040,734 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,040,734 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,040,734 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 40040734 can be evenly divided by 1 2 37 71 74 142 2,627 5,254 7,621 15,242 281,977 541,091 563,954 1,082,182 20,020,367 and 40,040,734, with no remainder.

Since 40,040,734 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,040,734, 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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