Q: Is 40,387,904 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,387,904 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,387,904 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 40387904 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 631,061 1,262,122 2,524,244 5,048,488 10,096,976 20,193,952 and 40,387,904, with no remainder.

Since 40,387,904 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,387,904, 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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