Q: Is 40,147,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,147,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,147,042 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 40147042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 26 107 214 1,391 2,782 14,431 28,862 187,603 375,206 1,544,117 3,088,234 20,073,521 and 40,147,042, with no remainder.

Since 40,147,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,147,042, 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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