Q: Is 40,159,740 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,159,740 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,159,740 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 40159740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 30 60 669,329 1,338,658 2,007,987 2,677,316 3,346,645 4,015,974 6,693,290 8,031,948 10,039,935 13,386,580 20,079,870 and 40,159,740, with no remainder.

Since 40,159,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,159,740, 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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