Q: Is 40,157,874 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 40,157,874 is a composite number.

Why is 40,157,874 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 40,157,874 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 367 734 1,101 2,202 3,303 6,079 6,606 12,158 18,237 36,474 54,711 109,422 2,230,993 4,461,986 6,692,979 13,385,958 20,078,937 and 40,157,874, with no remainder.

Since 40,157,874 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,157,874, it is a composite 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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