Q: Is 40,126,958 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,126,958 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,126,958 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 40126958 can be evenly divided by 1 2 31 62 647,209 1,294,418 20,063,479 and 40,126,958, with no remainder.

Since 40,126,958 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,126,958, 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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