Q: Is 40,124,037 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,124,037 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,124,037 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 40124037 can be evenly divided by 1 3 107 239 321 523 717 1,569 25,573 55,961 76,719 124,997 167,883 374,991 13,374,679 and 40,124,037, with no remainder.

Since 40,124,037 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,124,037, 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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