Q: Is 40,107,678 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,107,678 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,107,678 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 40107678 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 26 39 78 514,201 1,028,402 1,542,603 3,085,206 6,684,613 13,369,226 20,053,839 and 40,107,678, with no remainder.

Since 40,107,678 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,107,678, 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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