Q: Is 40,072,270 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,072,270 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,072,270 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 40072270 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 7 10 14 35 70 572,461 1,144,922 2,862,305 4,007,227 5,724,610 8,014,454 20,036,135 and 40,072,270, with no remainder.

Since 40,072,270 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,072,270, 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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