Q: Is 40,206,006 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,206,006 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,206,006 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 40206006 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 29 58 87 174 261 522 77,023 154,046 231,069 462,138 693,207 1,386,414 2,233,667 4,467,334 6,701,001 13,402,002 20,103,003 and 40,206,006, with no remainder.

Since 40,206,006 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,206,006, 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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