Q: Is 40,423,056 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,423,056 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,423,056 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 40423056 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 48 842,147 1,684,294 2,526,441 3,368,588 5,052,882 6,737,176 10,105,764 13,474,352 20,211,528 and 40,423,056, with no remainder.

Since 40,423,056 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,423,056, 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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