Q: Is 40,246,004 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,246,004 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,246,004 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 40246004 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 17 34 68 163 326 652 2,771 3,631 5,542 7,262 11,084 14,524 61,727 123,454 246,908 591,853 1,183,706 2,367,412 10,061,501 20,123,002 and 40,246,004, with no remainder.

Since 40,246,004 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,246,004, 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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