Q: Is 40,213,426 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,213,426 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,213,426 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 40213426 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 823 1,646 2,221 4,442 9,053 18,106 24,431 48,862 1,827,883 3,655,766 20,106,713 and 40,213,426, with no remainder.

Since 40,213,426 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,213,426, 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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