Q: Is 40,407,372 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,407,372 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,407,372 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 40407372 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 1,122,427 2,244,854 3,367,281 4,489,708 6,734,562 10,101,843 13,469,124 20,203,686 and 40,407,372, with no remainder.

Since 40,407,372 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,407,372, 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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