Q: Is 40,240,268 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,240,268 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,240,268 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 40240268 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 877 1,754 3,508 11,471 22,942 45,884 10,060,067 20,120,134 and 40,240,268, with no remainder.

Since 40,240,268 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,240,268, 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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