Q: Is 40,140,674 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,140,674 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,140,674 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 40140674 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 569 1,138 3,983 5,039 7,966 10,078 35,273 70,546 2,867,191 5,734,382 20,070,337 and 40,140,674, with no remainder.

Since 40,140,674 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,140,674, 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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