Q: Is 40,071,342 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,071,342 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,071,342 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 40071342 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 19 38 57 114 351,503 703,006 1,054,509 2,109,018 6,678,557 13,357,114 20,035,671 and 40,071,342, with no remainder.

Since 40,071,342 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,071,342, 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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