Q: Is 40,243,442 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,243,442 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,243,442 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 40243442 can be evenly divided by 1 2 43 86 577 811 1,154 1,622 24,811 34,873 49,622 69,746 467,947 935,894 20,121,721 and 40,243,442, with no remainder.

Since 40,243,442 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,243,442, 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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