Q: Is 40,520,124 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,520,124 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,520,124 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 40520124 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 1,125,559 2,251,118 3,376,677 4,502,236 6,753,354 10,130,031 13,506,708 20,260,062 and 40,520,124, with no remainder.

Since 40,520,124 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,520,124, 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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