Q: Is 40,423,422 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,423,422 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,423,422 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 40423422 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 26 39 78 518,249 1,036,498 1,554,747 3,109,494 6,737,237 13,474,474 20,211,711 and 40,423,422, with no remainder.

Since 40,423,422 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,423,422, 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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