Q: Is 40,320,684 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,320,684 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,320,684 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 40320684 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 1,120,019 2,240,038 3,360,057 4,480,076 6,720,114 10,080,171 13,440,228 20,160,342 and 40,320,684, with no remainder.

Since 40,320,684 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,320,684, 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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