Q: Is 40,124,761 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,124,761 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,124,761 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 40124761 can be evenly divided by 1 37 127 4,699 8,539 315,943 1,084,453 and 40,124,761, with no remainder.

Since 40,124,761 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,124,761, 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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