Q: Is 40,042,228 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,042,228 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,042,228 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 40042228 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 113 226 452 88,589 177,178 354,356 10,010,557 20,021,114 and 40,042,228, with no remainder.

Since 40,042,228 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,042,228, 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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