Q: Is 40,457,492 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,457,492 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,457,492 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 40457492 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 379 758 1,516 26,687 53,374 106,748 10,114,373 20,228,746 and 40,457,492, with no remainder.

Since 40,457,492 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,457,492, 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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