Q: Is 40,412,974 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,412,974 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,412,974 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 40412974 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 197 394 1,379 2,758 14,653 29,306 102,571 205,142 2,886,641 5,773,282 20,206,487 and 40,412,974, with no remainder.

Since 40,412,974 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,412,974, 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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