Q: Is 40,137,078 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,137,078 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,137,078 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 40137078 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 2,099 3,187 4,198 6,297 6,374 9,561 12,594 19,122 6,689,513 13,379,026 20,068,539 and 40,137,078, with no remainder.

Since 40,137,078 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,137,078, 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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