Q: Is 40,442,420 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,442,420 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,442,420 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 40442420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 101 202 404 505 1,010 2,020 20,021 40,042 80,084 100,105 200,210 400,420 2,022,121 4,044,242 8,088,484 10,110,605 20,221,210 and 40,442,420, with no remainder.

Since 40,442,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,442,420, 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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