Q: Is 40,509,046 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,509,046 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,509,046 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 40509046 can be evenly divided by 1 2 59 118 211 422 1,627 3,254 12,449 24,898 95,993 191,986 343,297 686,594 20,254,523 and 40,509,046, with no remainder.

Since 40,509,046 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,509,046, 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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