Q: Is 40,124,404 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,124,404 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,124,404 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 40124404 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 41 82 89 164 178 356 2,749 3,649 5,498 7,298 10,996 14,596 112,709 225,418 244,661 450,836 489,322 978,644 10,031,101 20,062,202 and 40,124,404, with no remainder.

Since 40,124,404 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,124,404, 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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