Q: Is 40,401,324 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,401,324 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,401,324 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 40401324 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 1,122,259 2,244,518 3,366,777 4,489,036 6,733,554 10,100,331 13,467,108 20,200,662 and 40,401,324, with no remainder.

Since 40,401,324 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,401,324, 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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