Q: Is 40,472,048 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,472,048 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,472,048 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 40472048 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 419 838 1,676 3,352 6,037 6,704 12,074 24,148 48,296 96,592 2,529,503 5,059,006 10,118,012 20,236,024 and 40,472,048, with no remainder.

Since 40,472,048 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,472,048, 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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