Q: Is 40,504,674 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,504,674 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,504,674 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 40504674 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 49 98 147 294 137,771 275,542 413,313 826,626 964,397 1,928,794 2,893,191 5,786,382 6,750,779 13,501,558 20,252,337 and 40,504,674, with no remainder.

Since 40,504,674 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,504,674, 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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