Q: Is 40,137,564 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,137,564 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,137,564 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 40137564 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 499 998 1,497 1,996 2,994 5,988 6,703 13,406 20,109 26,812 40,218 80,436 3,344,797 6,689,594 10,034,391 13,379,188 20,068,782 and 40,137,564, with no remainder.

Since 40,137,564 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,137,564, 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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