Q: Is 40,120,744 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,120,744 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,120,744 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 40120744 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 571 1,142 2,284 4,568 8,783 17,566 35,132 70,264 5,015,093 10,030,186 20,060,372 and 40,120,744, with no remainder.

Since 40,120,744 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,120,744, 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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