Q: Is 40,212,020 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,212,020 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,212,020 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 40212020 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 2,010,601 4,021,202 8,042,404 10,053,005 20,106,010 and 40,212,020, with no remainder.

Since 40,212,020 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,212,020, 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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