Q: Is 40,494,004 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,494,004 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,494,004 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 40494004 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 509 1,018 2,036 19,889 39,778 79,556 10,123,501 20,247,002 and 40,494,004, with no remainder.

Since 40,494,004 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,494,004, 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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