Q: Is 40,132,720 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,132,720 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,132,720 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 40132720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 40 80 501,659 1,003,318 2,006,636 2,508,295 4,013,272 5,016,590 8,026,544 10,033,180 20,066,360 and 40,132,720, with no remainder.

Since 40,132,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,132,720, 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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