Q: Is 40,104,342 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,104,342 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,104,342 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 40104342 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 742,673 1,485,346 2,228,019 4,456,038 6,684,057 13,368,114 20,052,171 and 40,104,342, with no remainder.

Since 40,104,342 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,104,342, 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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