Q: Is 40,257,342 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,257,342 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,257,342 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 40257342 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 2,236,519 4,473,038 6,709,557 13,419,114 20,128,671 and 40,257,342, with no remainder.

Since 40,257,342 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,257,342, 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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