Q: Is 40,042,336 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,042,336 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,042,336 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 40042336 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 1,251,323 2,502,646 5,005,292 10,010,584 20,021,168 and 40,042,336, with no remainder.

Since 40,042,336 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,042,336, 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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