Q: Is 40,174,038 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,174,038 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,174,038 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 40174038 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 2,231,891 4,463,782 6,695,673 13,391,346 20,087,019 and 40,174,038, with no remainder.

Since 40,174,038 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,174,038, 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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