Q: Is 40,120,460 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,120,460 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,120,460 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 40120460 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 181 362 724 905 1,810 3,620 11,083 22,166 44,332 55,415 110,830 221,660 2,006,023 4,012,046 8,024,092 10,030,115 20,060,230 and 40,120,460, with no remainder.

Since 40,120,460 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,120,460, 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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