Q: Is 40,216,426 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,216,426 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,216,426 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 40216426 can be evenly divided by 1 2 19 38 443 886 2,389 4,778 8,417 16,834 45,391 90,782 1,058,327 2,116,654 20,108,213 and 40,216,426, with no remainder.

Since 40,216,426 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,216,426, 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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